Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University says ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez has agreed to pay a $4 million buy-out clause after breaking his contract.
That would settle WVU's lawsuit that had been set for trial this fall. It also may end what has been a bitter public feud.
WVU attorney Tom Flaherty says the tentative agreement was reached late Tuesday night.
Flaherty says he's confident the WVU Board of Governors will approve the deal. High-level WVU officials were involved in the talks throughout the night.
Rodriguez quit the Mountaineers in December for the head coaching job at Michigan, only a year after extending his contract with WVU.
He claims WVU broke the contract first by failing to honor certain promises - a charge WVU denies.
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Lookin4truth
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07-23-08 9:50 AM
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You know REALLYDISTURBED....When the Bucs play that team from up north, the Bucs are going to have the largest fan base (at least for one day) in NCAA Football history! LOL
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JCB1964
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07-10-08 8:56 AM
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He was supposed to pay $1.5 million, 30 days after his resignation, what about that interest, that would have accrued???
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REALLYDISTURBED
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07-09-08 2:42 PM
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GOOOO BUCS!!!
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REALLYDISTURBED
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07-09-08 2:41 PM
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Don't worry my mountaineer friends.....the buckeyes will teach Rodriguez a lesson for you!!
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Bo1951
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07-09-08 2:28 PM
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It's about time he settles his debt. Let's move on..."LETS GO MOUNTAINEERS"
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DILLIGAS
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07-09-08 2:24 PM
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"everybody can relax and continue to be clueless on anything that really matters." So everybody is clueless on anything that really matters? Care to expand on this?
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Lookin4truth
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07-09-08 11:17 AM
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Rod who?
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tubaman
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07-09-08 9:32 AM
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Apparently, monumental-ego-loser-boy Rodriguez finally got a piece of good advice for a change. What a moron. You sign a contract that says you have a $4M buyout, and then cry about verbal conversations that render a signed contract null and void? I don't think so. You know the truly funny thing? It cost I-can't-beat-Pitt-to-get-to-the-National-Championship-Rodriguez more than $4M in legal fees and air transportation to fight this buyout payment. What a doofus. He and Michigan (aka frozen arctic wasteland) deserve each other.
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netdadx10
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07-09-08 9:22 AM
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Nuff said.....Game on!
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