An attorney for Blake Anderson says the school is facing an “uphill battle” in its effort to terminate the coach’s contract without paying his buyout.
Anderson was informed by the university on Tuesday that he was being fired after allegedly violating the school’s Title IX policies following a failure to report alleged sexual misconduct. This week, Anderson hired Tom Mars, an Arkansas college athletics attorney. Mars said USU will be facing an “uphill battle” in a statement to ESPN’s Pete Thamel in Anderson’s defense hours after the allegations surfaced.
Alongside Anderson, associate vice president and deputy athletic director of external affairs Jerry Bovee and Utah State football director of player development and community Austin Albrecht were also dismissed, Utah State announced, stemming from an alleged non-compliance of reporting sexual misconduct, domestic violence and overall failures of meeting their own professional responsibilities.