Ezra Christensen’s football future will be decided in a Boulder courtroom.
The Colorado defensive lineman transferred from New Mexico State in January after a breakout 2025 campaign. Since then, his eligibility for the 2026 season with the Buffs has been in question.
Christensen filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, seeking quick relief eligibility for the upcoming football season that kicks off in less than 50 days. This came after Christensen’s NCAA waiver was canceled “erroneously,” according to his attorney.
“Ezra Christensen grew up in an orphanage in Sierra Leone (West Africa), was adopted at 16 with no knowledge of American football or NCAA rules, navigated a pandemic that wiped out his high school senior season and any access to eligibility counseling, and unknowingly allegedly started his clock at a junior college,” Christensen’s attorney Darren Heitner posted on X.
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