A judge has denied a University of Virginia Cavaliers quarterback's attempt to play for a seventh season.

A Virginia circuit court judge on Thursday denied Chandler Morris' preliminary injunction request after the 25-year-old sued the NCAA in February to try to return to the Cavaliers for a seventh season after his extension of eligibility waiver and appeal were denied, according to the New York Post.

During Morris' six seasons in college football, he played for the University of Oklahoma, Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, and UVA, helping lead the Cavaliers to 11 wins and the ACC Championship game last year.

“The NCAA is pleased by the court’s decision today, which protects the integrity of collegiate competition,” the NCAA said in a statement, according to ESPN. 

“As additional lawsuits challenging common-sense, academically-tied eligibility rules are filed, the NCAA will continue to defend against attempts to rob high school students across the nation of the opportunity to compete in college and experience the life-changing opportunities only college sports can create.

Morris' attorneys argued the NCAA wrongly denied a waiver for his 2022 season, in which he missed significant amounts of time after suffering a knee injury in TCU’s season opener.

Morris eventually returned from the injury and played as a backup in three more games, which included the College Football Playoff championship. However, his lawyers argue that those appearances were part of a medically prescribed mental health treatment plan, and that the NCAA disregarded mental health treatment documents submitted on his behalf.

The NCAA argued that those mental health treatment notes did not meet its standards because they did not come from a licensed psychologist, and also submitted an affidavit from ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips asking the court to uphold the organization’s eligibility rules.