A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Villanova University football team wide receiver Lawrence “Poppy” Livers against the NCAA and dozens of colleges claiming he should have been paid for his time as a scholarship athlete—but the case may not be finished yet.

U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed Livers’ Fair Labor Standards Act claims against multiple universities and the National Collegiate Athletic Association for failure to state a claim against the schools he did not attend, but granted him leave to re-file against Villanova and the NCAA.

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