If nothing else, Ben Mauk is persistent.

The NCAA has been unwilling to listen to Mauk’s arguments and has treated Mauk differently from other athletes who have asked for another year of eligibility, attorney Kevin Murphy told Hardin County Judge William Hart, who is overseeing the lawsuit in the town where Mauk grew up and started his playing career.

Mauk wants to play one more season with the Bearcats but has been turned down five times by the NCAA, including an appeal that was rejected Wednesday by the NCAA’s reinstatement committee.