The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion last week affirming the dismissal of a challenge at the pleading stage to the legality of the NCAA’s “year-in-residence” rule in Deppe v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, No. 17-1711 (7th Cir. 2018).The rule requires varsity athletes who transfer schools, absent certain exceptions, to sit-out for a full year before becoming eligible to compete at their new school. The 7th Circuit’s ruling should come as no surprise in light of …