Ex-SSU coach's lawsuit under gag order

Robert "Robby" Wells
Career Record: 7-15

ATLANTA, GA — Not much has been heard lately from lawyers involved in a discrimination lawsuit filed by former Savannah State University football coach Robby Wells because they are under a court order not to leak personnel files before the trial.

Wells alleges the predominantly black school fired him last year because he is white and because he was recruiting white players who might have outshone others on the team. He is seeking personnel records for top administrators and staff in the athletic department.

The school denies it discriminated against him since it hired him in the first place. It charged him with not following directions and sloppy record keeping.

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