Seven Sonoma State University student-athletes have sued the school over the January decision eliminating the school's athletic programs and discontinuing several academic degree programs.

Seven student-athletes have sued administrators at Sonoma State University and the California State University system over a controversial plan to end all intercollegiate sports at SSU by the end of this academic year.

The widely expected move follows a pair of civil rights complaints filed within days of the Jan. 22 announcement outlining the end to all SSU sports programs, along with academic cuts and layoffs.