Overview
- Orange County Judge Margaret H. Schreiber orally granted an emergency temporary injunction on Nov. 5 but did not sign it after FHSAA attorneys filed a motion to dismiss, abate or transfer.
- The court ordered expedited briefing with responses due at 5 p.m. Thursday, which TFA counsel says likely moots the request because the FHSAA announces brackets at noon.
- The FHSAA scheduled its 2025 football playoff pairings reveal for noon Thursday on its YouTube channel.
- The First Academy is under a two-year postseason ban imposed Nov. 1, 2024, after findings that 10 student-athletes participated before enrollment and for recruiting violations.
- Attorneys for TFA players call the penalties arbitrary and inconsistent with prior cases, while the FHSAA’s general counsel says the Board of Directors’ appeal decision is final under association bylaws.