Lawyer for WVU Players Responds to What NCAA Said About Jimmori Robinson

In the middle of the hearing about the four WVU players fighting for eligibility, an NCAA lawyer dropped a bomb that may make the whole process pointless for the headliner.

No final ruling has been made at this time, but the NCAA claims Jimmori Robinson is academically ineligible. Justin Harrington, Tye Edwards and Jeffrey Weimer are the other players involved in the lawsuit.

What recourse does WVU have to argue this? What did a lawyer for the perspective Mountaineers say about that bomb dropped by the NCAA on Tuesday?

So an important distinction, the NCAA attorney who keeps referring to "WVU suing" or "WVU says" is literally wrong. WVU is not suing. WVU is not saying anything from a legal standpoint in this hearing. The players are the ones who filed the lawsuit. https://t.co/2XtrZ9URBt

— Mike J. Asti (@MikeAsti11) August 19, 2025

Rocky Gianola, one of the lead lawyers representing WVU players, appeared on the WV MetroNews’ Sportsline show on Tuesday night to offer his insight on the situation.

Gianola confirmed his team was aware that Robinson may be academically ineligible prior to the hearing, granted he declined to go into further detail.

“At this point in time, the only thing I’m going to tell you is, my daddy always told me there was never a sheet of paper cut so thin that it didn’t have two sides,” said Gianola. “That’s probably about as much as I can say right now.”

Prompted for more, Gianola offered one more comment.

“Well, the NCAA has had something in front of them for a good while,” he added. “They chose today to announce that they were going to rule on that in a certain way as a result of this hearing. I’m going to leave it at that.”

Robinson is viewed as the most important player among the group, with some believing he could become a star pass rusher in the Big 12.

On July 22, ex West Virginia and current Nevada wide receiver Cortez Braham learned he’s been granted a preliminary injunction that will allow him to play a seventh year of college football.

Braham, who transferred to Nevada after his WVU exit during the 2023 season, has been pursuing an extra season since filing a lawsuit against the NCAA in May.

Brahma’s case stems from the new rules concerning eligibility for players who spent time at a junior college. Prior to transferring up to the FBS level and joining WVU, Braham played at Hutchinson C.C., in Kansas.

It was believed that Braham’s legal win opened up the door for Robinson and the other West Virginia transfers with junior college years to take the field as Mountaineers in 2025.

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