National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Barney Lee Farrar

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court reversed the denial of summary judgment and rendered judgment for the NCAA on Farrar's due-process and tortious-interference claims. The court held that the NCAA was not a state actor because the University of Mississippi did not delegate governmental power to it and retained institutional autonomy, and that Farrar presented no evidence of malice supporting his interference claim. The court also held that Farrar's evidentiary and antitrust arguments were procedurally barred because he raised them for the first time on appeal.