HOUSTON, Texas - Former Texas Southern University head football coach Johnnie Cole, fired last year amid an NCAA investigation, has sued school officials he claims provided negative information that thwarted his current job search.
The defamation suit, filed this week in Harris County District Court, names TSU President John Rudley, Athletic Director Charles McClelland and TSU Board Chairman Glenn Lewis as defendants.
Through university spokeswoman Eva Pickens, TSU General Counsel Andrew Hughey said school officials had not been served with the lawsuit and had no comment. "If and when we are served, we may have a statement at that time," she said.
According to the lawsuit, Cole and school officials signed an agreement in April 2011 that would prohibit TSU representatives from discussing the coach's tenure except for dates of employment.
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