Blake Anderson’s representation releases part off response to Utah State University
Jul 19, 2024, 6:00 PM | Updated: Aug 12, 2024, 10:55 am
Then-Utah State Aggies head coach Blake Anderson watches the game in Provo on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. football coach USU response (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY – Former Utah State football head coach Blake Anderson’s legal team released parts of his 70-page response to Utah State University.
Anderson’s representation, Mars Law Firm, posted excerpts from the response to social media.
Excerpts from Coach Blake Anderson’s 70-page response to USU’s termination letter. ⬇️
Full response to follow with
attached exhibits, which include USU’s termination letter, investigation summary, court records, and witness statements. https://t.co/tJJMElgxnV pic.twitter.com/HrdVVGFFOF— Tom Mars (@TomMarsLaw) July 19, 2024
The response implies that Utah State’s investigation was faulty, some or all of the allegations made against Anderson are false, and the whole process unfolded the way it did so that USU doesn’t have to buy out his contract.
Related: Utah State officially terminates football coach Blake Anderson
Part of the statement accused USU of wrongly firing three other employees, making contradictory statements regarding the investigation, forcing former Executive Associate AD Amy Crosbie to sign her own termination letter, and relying on alleged policy violations that were inapplicable.
These claims were preceded by saying that Utah State was negligent in understanding “the limitations of its own policies.”
The response also laid out other similar cases where schools had to pay settlements to former coaches.
Anderson and Mars Law concluded the response by saying that Utah State “owes Coach Anderson not only the full amount of his buyout but also a retraction of its defamatory press release and a public apology.”
