By: Cole Livengood | WV Sports Chat
The West Virginia Mountaineers football program received the news it’s been waiting for since fall camp started. Moments ago, United States District Judge John Bailey granted a request for a temporary restraining order that was filed by four members of the Mountaineers football program.
Per Judge Bailey’s ruling, “The NCAA is ordered to immediately grant West Virginia University and/or Jimmori Robinson, Jeffery Weimer, Tye Edwards, and Justin Harington’s waivers of any NCAA eligibility rule that would preclude them from engaging in intercollegiate competition in the 2025-26 season based on their time spent in junior college.”
The teammates filed the lawsuit back on August 1st after they were denied eligibility waivers by the NCAA. All four players were eligible for additional eligibility due to a prior ruling this offseason stemming from another lawsuit by star Vanderbilt Quarterback Diego Pavia. Under the court’s order from that case, the five years to play four rules does not apply to the time a player spent in junior college.
Robinson was a massive pickup this offseason for the Mountaineers after he tallied 10.5 sacks last season for UTSA. However, Robinson’s future with the program is still uncertain after the NCAA claimed the senior was not academically eligible to compete this season due to not satisfying progress towards graduation requirements from his time as a Roadrunner.
Edwards now gets to practice with the team for the first time since he joined the program back in January. The 6’2″ senior transferred to West Virginia this offseason after posting his first 1,000-yard season last year for Northern Iowa. Edwards is expected to be a favorite for the RB2 job behind star junior Jahiem White.
Weimer, a transfer from Idaho State, is expected to compete for time at the wide receiver position. He recorded 75 catches for 1,016 yards and six touchdowns last season.
Harrington, who transferred from Oklahoma, and but also spent time at Washington, is expected to add depth in the defensive secondary.
