Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking a preliminary injunction for an additional year of eligibility for 2026. This comes after his waiver request and appeal were denied by the NCAA. An emergency hearing is scheduled for April 16 in Cleveland County Court in Oklahoma. The lawsuit is supported by Oklahoma's athletic director, Roger Denny, and follows a trend of college football players suing the NCAA for a seventh and a sixth years of eligibility.