Saturday, April 17, 2010

Leach Expands Lawsuit Against Texas Tech

((HT: KCBD-TV Lubbock))

Mike Leach's lawsuit against Texas Tech University has now been expanded expanded to include Texas Tech officials as defendants. The attorney for former head football coach Mike Leach, Ted Liggett, claims those being sued over-stepped the limits of their jobs and interfered with the University's investigation of Leach and Adam James.

They now include Tech Chancellor Kent Hance, University President Guy Bailey, Athletic Director Gerald Myers, Regents Larry Anders and Jerry Turner, and ESPN Analyst Craig James.

"We started this lawsuit to try to find the truth. We believe Mike was fired so the University could save money. He was fired and the University saved money. The University is paying the current football coach less than they were paying Mike Leach," Liggett said.

Here's coverage from our friends at KCBD-TV...


Leach and Liggett believe that the coach was fired a day before he was due an $800,000 bonus- the day after he signed a new contract.

The HQ has long thought this suit was one long, wasteful shenanigan, but if Leach wants to take his Pepperdine law degree and put it to use, then go for it...

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