O'Bannon plaintiffs answer judge's questions in written closing Posted Jul 6, 2014 Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Ed O'Bannon class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday used a written closing statement to clarify a subtle legal argument that could be crucial to their chances of winning the case. They argued that one of the most central issues in the suit is that, realistically, schools in the NCAA's top levels of football and men's basketball are the only places where the best athletes in those sports can participate in college athletics. (USA Today)