Overview

• U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson dismissed all other claims and dropped Georgia state defendants as moot following the state’s Riley Gaines Act.
• The court relied on NCAA v. Tarkanian to rule the NCAA is not a state actor, tossing constitutional and bodily-privacy claims with prejudice.
• The remaining Title IX claim survives because plaintiffs plausibly alleged a federal funding link via the NCAA–DoD Grand Alliance on concussion research.
• The NCAA must file its answer by Oct. 9, with 90 days of limited discovery through Jan. 7, 2026 on the funding question and potential dispositive motions due Feb. 6, 2026.
• The NCAA said it will continue to promote Title IX and noted its current transgender participation ban aligns with the Trump administration’s order.