Oregon Ducks suing Ohio State football assistant over breach of contract

It’s a zany world we live in, especially with how much change we’ve seen with the game of college football over the last few years. The money is flying around more than ever, there’s seemingly unlimited transfer opportunities, and the postseason continues to change drastically.

All of that means that there’s more at stake, and perhaps more schools willing to go where maybe they haven’t before. Take the University of Oregon for example. According to OregonLive, the Ducks are suing current Ohio State running backs coach Carlos Locklyn for breach of contract.

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It all revolves around the buyout of his contract with Oregon when Locklyn left Eugene for the same post on the OSU staff during the offseason last year. According to the report, Oregon contends that Locklyn owed $400,000 but only paid $200,000 via a personal check on May 28 of last year.

Predictably, Locklyn and his lawyer, John Berg, an attorney at Littler Mendlson P.C, don’t agree with the interpretation of the buyout and released a statement on where things stand.

“Coach Locklyn lawfully terminated his employment agreement with the University of Oregon and promptly delivered a check fully satisfying any possible obligation under the buy-out provision,” said Berg. “The University declined the check, and now asserts an untenable interpretation of the agreement. We welcome the opportunity to present the facts to a judge and are confident the litigation will be resolved to Coach Locklyn’s satisfaction.”