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The National Labor Relations Board announced Monday that it would not wade into the case of Northwestern football players who were seeking to unionize, meaning college football will remain union-free, at least for the time being.

In a unanimous decision, the National Labor Relations Board has rejected Northwestern University football players’ petition to form a union by declining to assert jurisdiction in the case.

After a year-and-a-half of uncertainty, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Division I football players at Northwestern University can’t unionize, declining to assert jurisdiction and dismissing the petition to unionize. But a group of players brought a case to...