Attorneys: Fired Utah State coach Anderson to take legal action against

  • David Hale, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 21, 2024, 07:47 PM ET

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    • College football reporter.Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware.Former Utah State head coach Blake Anderson means to sue his ex-employer

    for wrongful termination, according to a press release from legal representatives representing Anderson.The fit, to be filed by the law office Bearnson & Caldwell, declares Utah State administrators, including athletic director Diana Sabau, led “a public negative campaign”against Anderson before his termination July 19. Utah State fired Anderson after an internal investigation concluded he breached Title IX policies related to appropriately reporting sexual misbehavior. The school’s investigation suggested Anderson had actually improperly called the sweetheart and roomie of a football player implicated of domestic violence in what the school called”a fact-finding mission”instead of permitting its office of equity to investigate the situation.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Anderson informed ESPN he did nothing incorrect in handling the matter, and his attorneys called Utah State’s explanation for the shooting”misinformation.” “[

    Utah State administration] including … Athletic Director Diane Sabau have actually sadly picked to level what is essentially a public smear campaign not only against Coach

    Anderson and others, however likewise against USU itself,”according to the declaration from Anderson’s lawyers. “The general public arena is normally not the preferred location for these kinds of conflicts to be aired, however provided the amount of misinformation that has been openly specified and launched by USU, and more especially Ms. Sabau, Coach Anderson herein specifies openly and with certainty that he entirely rejects having actually engaged in any misdeed, and looks forward to the truth and details underlying that truth being revealed through the appropriate procedure– in a law court before a selected jury of his peers.”In a declaration launched Wednesday, a Utah State spokesperson said,”The university perseveres in its employment actions, and we are focused on building a respectful, transparent and reporting culture in the USU community.”Utah State commissioned the examination into Anderson in the summertime of 2023 and, as an outcome of its findings, also fired deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee and director of player advancement Austin Albrecht.Anderson had actually formerly dealt with attorney Tom Mars, who had actually launched a 70-page response to the school’s accusation July 20. Anderson was set to enter his 4th season with Utah State, having actually led the team to an 11-3 record in 2021 and a bowl look in 2023. He previously acted as head coach at Arkansas State for 7 seasons

    , consisting of 6 bowl appearances.

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