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The Big Lead found this 7/9/2008 on www.collegegameballs.com [flag]

Mountaineer fans will take solace knowing former head coach Rich Rodriguez will have to pay back 4 million dollars to the University. Fans of the school will never see any of the reclaimed money, but will celebrate like checks are in the mail. From The State Journal Looks like a deal between former Mountaineer coach Rich Rodriguez and WVU over the $4 million dollar buyout payment is on ... [link]

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Rodriguez, UM Cough up Cash

rickg15 posted 7/9/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Richie Rich will be a little lighter in the wallet soon. The woodchucks new coach has settled his contract dispute with WVU. In the end Rodriguez will pay $1.5 million (spread over three easy installments of just $500,000 each) while the U of M will pay $2.5 million up front. Oh, and they are going to cover the coaches’ legal bills as well....

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Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts found this 7/9/2008 on www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com

Perhaps we should scale back our plans for a fifth home with custom space elevator. Rich Rodriguez–or someone on his behalf– will pay West Virginia University the entire sum of $4 million dollars in damages related to his ...

Rich Rodriguez Ends the Fun By Agreeing to Pay WVU $4 Million

Dawg Sports: Front Page Posts found this 7/9/2008 on sports.aol.com

I'm sure Michigan and WVU fans are probably relieved that this is over, but I'm terribly disappointed . West Virginia University says ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez has agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause after breaking his contract. That ...

Rodriguez Settles With WVU for $4Mil

Posted 7/10/2008 on SportsBiz - The Business of Sports Illuminated

The long Michigan nightmare is over. New UM football coach Rich Rodriguez has agreed to settle with his former employer West Virginia University, although cave is probably the more accurate term, by agreeing to pay the entire $4 million buyout fee at issue in the suit between them. Rich Rod will pay $1.5 million and other sources, presumably the UM or its football boosters will pay the other ...

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Posted 7/9/2008 on East Coast Bias

Former head coach Rich Rodriguez has settled his dispute with West Virginia University over the $4M buyout clause in his contract. West Virginia made great concessions, allowing Rich Rodriguez to pay $1.5M over three years, rather than RIGHT F*!@ING NOW like the contract required, with Michigan kicking in the remaining $2.5M. A great victory indeed for LessRichRod and the Maize and Blue. ...

Rich Rodriguez and Michigan Buy West Virginia [College Football]

Posted 7/9/2008 on Deadspin

Or at least 4 million dollars worth of West Virginia. Which, to be fair to mgoblog , is only 64% of the state . After tons of legal manuevering (which all lawyers know means lots of huffy emails and angry telephone calls; those .4's add up in a hurry), Rich Rodriguez has agreed to pay the full buyout clause of his contract to West Virginia. And by Rich Rodriguez has agreed to pay what I ...

Rich Rodriguez settles with WVU

Posted 7/9/2008 on Sports Law Blog

Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez and West Virginia University, his former employer, have settled the school's lawsuit over the $ 4 million buyout. WVU will receive the entire $ 4 million, $ 1.5 million from Rodriguez in three annual payments beginning in January 2010 and $ 2.5 million from the University of Michigan. Reports and commentary, including a statement from UM, here , here , ...

BREAKING NEWS: Rich Rod will pay.. finally!

Posted 7/9/2008 on WVMountaineerSports.com

Rich Rod Will Pay! The AP is reporting that Michigan is about to make the announcment that Rich Rodriguez will pay the 4 million buy-out to WVU! The opening line of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette article says: At the urging of University of Michigan officials, who are expected to announce the news this morning, Wolverines football coach Rich Rodriguez reached a settlement late ...

RODRIGUEZ-WVU DISPUTE WRAPPING UP

Posted 7/9/2008 on ProFootballTalk.com

Though it’s not a pro football story (but for Rich Rodriguez’s “contribution” of Pacman Jones and Chris Henry to the NFL), a legal battle has waged between the new Michigan coach and his former employer in his home state of West Virginia. At issue is whether Rodriguez will honor a commitment to pay $4 million pursuant [...]

WVU: Ex-coach Rodriguez agrees to pay $4 million

Published 7/9/2008 on ESPN.com - College Football

West Virginia University says ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez has agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause after breaking his contract.

Rich Rodriguez agrees to pay $4 million buyout

Published 7/9/2008 on SportingNews.com College Football News and Exclusive Analysis

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia University says ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez has ag...

Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million

Published 7/9/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December.