He said the law provided "an impermissible economic benefit and protection to only in-state interests."
The two players are said to have accepted an "impermissible extra benefit" in violation of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.
Sports alleging that student-athletes, coaches and administrators were aware and received impermissible benefits from an ex-booster Nevin Shapiro.
Sports he provided thousands of impermissible benefits to at least 72 athletes from 2002 through 2010.
Thus far 72 athletes are alleged by Shapiro to have received "impermissible" benefits from him between 2002 and 2010.
It cleared one of the named players, Marcus Robinson, but found that the other 12 had received impermissible benefits.
Later, Memphis had to forfeit their win for "ineligible competition, impermissible benefits and failure to monitor its athletics programs."
Among the reasons for the IRS revoking tax exemption was "impermissible benefits" to the Stewart family.
The firing is due to the investigations by the NCAA into academic fraud, impermissible benefits, and talking to agents in the 2010 season.
On February 1, 2002, Alabama was sanctioned for giving recruits cash and other impermissible benefits.