and sufficient reason for UL to not fire him ,I read it was in his contract that he couldn't be held accountable for people under him when they committed illegal acts,tells me he knew what was going on and covered his *** in his latest contract extension.
I don't believe it reads exactly like that.
Here is a good read about his morals contract.
Here are some pertinent parts of his contract. Read the whole thing here.
4.1.3 !<pow, recognize, and comply with the laws, policies, rules, and
regulationsgoverningEmployerandits employeesincluding conflictofinterest policiesandthe
rules ofthe NCAAand any conference withwhichthe Universityis noworsubsequently
affiliated,asnowconsdtutedorasthey maybeamendedduringthe term hereof;to diligently
supervise compliance ofassistant coaches and any otheremployees for whichEmployeeis
administratively responsible with the aforesaid policies, rules, and regulations and to
immediately advise the AthleticDirectorifEmployeehascauseto believeviolationsbysuch
subordinateshaveoccunredorwilloccur;
4.1.4 D~velop programs and procedures with respect to the evaluation,
recruitment, training, andcoachingofstudentathletesto competewhilereasonably assuringthe
welfareofstudentathletes;
4.1.5 E~pendhisdiligenteffortsto observeandupholdallacademicstandards,
requirements,andpoliciesofEmployer;
4.1.6 Submit to the AthleticDirectora report evaluating the Sports Team
programwithinthirty (30) daysafterthe last gameofthe season, including anevaluationofthe
assistantcoaches,andsuchotherreportsasthe AthleticDirectormayrequire from time to time;
4.1.7 EXipendhis diligent efforts to encourage student athletes to performto
their highestacademicpdtential,obtainthe highestgradespossible,andgraduate;
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4.1.8 .qxpend his diligent efforts to assist Employer and University in
fUl1draising, public rel4tions, promotion, and mediaactivity, provided that Employeeand the
AthleticDirectorwillrtutually agreethat sucheffortswillnotconflictorcauseunduehardship
withEmployee'sdirect.duties relating to coachingthe SportsTeam;
4.1.9 Demonstrateacute sensitivity to and support ofthe core values ofthe
academicinstitution; and
4.1.10 Eixpendhisdiligenteffortsto recruitdirectlyorthrough hisassistants,only
studentathletesofgood!characterandadequateacademicpreparation.
Here is the link to the entire contract. Easy to argue that he did not act in a "diligent" manner pertaining to Andre McGee's recruiting tactics if they involved over two dozen players covering four years.
EDIT: that's hard to read isn't it? Go read the real thing.
