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Ole Miss Sues LSU Over Player Departures
29 Jul
Summary
- Ole Miss seeks $1 million from two former players.
- Players allegedly violated a revenue sharing agreement.
- The lawsuit follows players' transfer to LSU with their coach.
The University of Mississippi is pursuing legal action against the LSU Tigers, seeking $1 million in unpaid buyouts from two former players, Princewill Umanmielen and Devin Harper. These student-athletes entered the transfer portal and moved to LSU this offseason, accompanying former Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin.
Ole Miss contends that the players' transfers violated a revenue sharing agreement they had both signed. In a statement, the university emphasized its commitment to its student-athletes and its expectation that they uphold contractual obligations.
This legal confrontation escalates the rivalry between Ole Miss and LSU, two teams set to meet early in the upcoming SEC season on September 19th in Oxford. The situation is developing as more details emerge.
