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Report: Ole Miss Is Considering Legal Action For Buyout Payments From Two LSU Players

By Staff Reporter•Jul 14, 202612:31 pm•

Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK

Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter recently spoke with the Clarion Ledger and said that the University is considering legal action to collect buyout payments from two former players who transferred to LSU.

Those players are Princewill Umanmielen and Devin Harper.

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In an interview with the Clarion Ledger that covered a variety of topics, Carter said July 10 that going to court is one of the avenues Ole Miss is considering to make sure the buyouts are paid.

"That would be an option, going and asking a court to get that money for you," Carter said. "Contracts are with the players. LSU could pay that on behalf of the players. So we're kind of exploring all of that right now."

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Carter said there has been general hesitancy among college football athletic departments to enforce buyout payments against 18-year-olds. Because the Umanmielen and Harper deals were broken shortly after they were signed, Ole Miss feels collecting is the right move.

"Those are the kind that, having signed a brand-new rev share contract basically a week or two before wanting to leave, those are the kind that put you in a bind, especially there in the portal cycle," Carter said. "Those two we're going to continue to figure out how to collect. We feel like based on the contract we deserve to collect."

Ole Miss and LSU meet on the field this season in Week 3 in Oxford. "Spot the ball."

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Tigerwm23•4 days

Ole Miss is the “super bitch ex-wife” who refuses to move on with her life and is hell bent on making everyone as miserable as she is.

poncho villa•4 days

Is this the same Ole Miss that stole the LB from Clemson by text offering the LBer a milly?

Kocin•4 days

He was in class when they offered him! They will open a door to where all their skeletons are hidden!

MarsellusWallace•4 days

They took the money - and likely signed paperwork obligating them to services to the university - and did not uphold the agreement. What's the issue here? Any fiduciary - Lane included - would pursue this.

Russianblue•4 days

hellz yeah. AD's need to ban together on this particular issue. Next thing you know they are doing it mid season. Nobody is stopping them and there will always be a Texas Tech that will pay you $1MM for 3 games.

Sweep Da Leg•4 days

If they do it mid season they won’t be playing. You’re not the brightest bulb I see

Spankum•4 days

Agree completely…athletes need to start being held accountable. Welcome to adulthood. All schools need to do this.

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derrick0356•4 days

They signed a contract and broke it, case close. I don't agree with LSU paying the buyout, but the players should be held accountable. LSU fans would be crying if it was the other way around.

friendlyobservation•4 days

Then why make it a public statement other than try to hurt LSU? All they have to do is keep it quiet and ask LSU to pay for their small buyout. It's not that big of a deal for LSU.

Barstools•4 days

Are you retarded? How does this have anything to do with LSU? This is between the players and OM.

T1gerNate•4 days

Petty, myopic, loser institution. All they've ever been. All they'll ever be.

DeafVallyBatnR•4 days

just sue them back for the players that went to Ole Miss this year and last year.

Remulan•4 days

Damn, the AD is as pathetic as the fans. Who would have thought it.

ninthward•4 days

bahahaha sour grapes lol

Sofaking2•4 days

The contracts are with the individual players and don’t have anything to do with LSU.

X Carter Is Fast•4 days

so are contracts with coaches, but the new school they move to typically pay those for the coach

friendlyobservation•4 days

I don't think anyone is mad Ole Miss wants their money due to a contract -- they should, it's a contract. It's how they do things that's the issue here. Why make that a public statement other than being scorned and mad? It makes them seem so small. Just go directly to LSU behind the scenes and ask them to pay for the players. They'd be more than happy to do it. The money is not that much.

jamboots08•4 days

I am sure there are other players that left Ole Miss.

Did they all pay Ole Miss their buyout payments or is Ole Miss only targeting the LSU players?

reauxl tigers•4 days

Woman scorned

KidCreole•4 days

Ole Miss was'nt hesitant about entering a legal contract with an 18 year old payment when it was to their benefit......but now A.D. Carter said: "There has been general hesitancy among college football athletic departments to enforce buyout payments against 18-year-olds"!?! 18 year olds get student loans, buy cars, etc. and the Banks, IRS, Finance Companies, etc. will absolutely enforce the loan/contract terms & agreement. This is like saying, similar to if a local Oxford, Ms. Car Dealer finances a car for a player who transfers to LSU - then LSU should be responsible for the car payments! Its a contract between 2 legal parties, which LSU was NOT a part of. Ole Miss is simply but hurt and is afraid their contract with the player was flimsy, poorly written and they may not avail if they try to sue the player in court. So, Ole Miss is hoping for a sympathetic judge in hopes of collecting from another party (LSU) who ultimately won the recruiting battle and who clearly has deeper pockets rather the the party/player who reneged. LSU, like Ole Miss and all other teams/schools, competes to win. Ole Miss, for whatever reason, lost the player THEY paid for. It is not incumbent upon future organizations to pay for Ole Miss' losses. It's like losing a girlfriend to another dude and then going to the other guy and asking him to compensate you for "pain & suffering" from your loss!

TROLA•4 days

Yea. I’m sure that won’t be used against on the recruiting trail.

Alltheway Tigers!•4 days

This. Besides the Ole Miss stigma of Johnny Reb, being relevant or not any more, schools are going to have yet another issue to recruit against Ole Miss. Short sighted by Oxford is so blind at the moment.

CDawson•4 days

They should enforce them. If someone signs a contract and breaks it, then pay the penalty. Not an issue, you wanna leave, pay the price.

Oneforthemoney•4 days

Well, that's one way to ensure kids don't go to your school.

CjNola75•4 days

Typical Ole Piss!!! Lol

burke985•4 days

What a pussy

Nomadic Bengal•4 days

Oh man what a bunch of pathetic losers.

SWAT•4 days

Carter is a butt hurt p o s.

rjokerlsu•4 days

Ole Miss continues to act like a sore loser with anything related to Kiffin's departure to LSU.

Boyntonbeach Tiger•3 days

Lawfare going on at ole miss… gambling at ricks!?! shocker.

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