esday.You recall Tuesday Leach's attorney Ted Liggett filed for an injuction hearing to be heard in court the next morning to force Texas Tech to allow Leach to coach the Red Raiders in the Alamo Bowl.
Well when arriving to the courthouse for the hearing, Texas Tech officials handed Liggett a termination letter.
Liggett told the Associated Press that the letter said Leach is "terminated with cause effective immediately." The letter was signed by Texas Tech president Guy Bailey. After that the hearing was cancelled.
KJTV, the Fox affiliate in Lubbock, reports the termination letter said Leach was in violation of Article Four of his contract which is the performance clause. That deals with the health and welfare of the players.
Leach's reaction, well according to Liggett, he wasn't thrilled.
Saying he guarantees the fight has just begun, Liggett will file a lawsuit on Leach's behalf against Texas Tech in his words "soon."
Liggett also says the decision to suspend Leach in the first place was without merit and he has the evidence to prove his case.
"So they pulled the trigger," Liggett told the AP. "They don't want that coming out."
Remember Leach and Texas Tech agreed to a five-year, $12.7 million contract back in February 2009. In the agreement the University was to owe Leach an $800,000 bonus on December 31 should he still be the head coach. With Texas Tech's action today the university is off the hook.
Craig James, the father of Adam James, and you know him as a college football analyst at the four-letter released this statement on behalf of the James family:
"We appreciate that the university conducted a fair and thorough investigation. From the family's point of view this has always been about the safety and well being of our son and of all the players on the team."
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