So legally does that constitute employment or more importantly does it trigger the clause? I would think so but I'm not a lawyer.
Don't thinks so. They would be good to pay it. He was recruiting before it was said that he was hired. If so, that's a violation. They had pics of him and recruits on the internet, busted.
Buyouts are kind of funny. When LSU hired Gerry D from Vandy, Gerry was to handle it himself. When LSU was to hire Pat Sullivan from TCU, LSU wouldn't pay the buyout. As for Brick, LSUwaived the buyout. A friend of mine was jumping from a Pro job to college and I happen to be riding in the car when he was being told. He was told, they are gonna offer you the job, but won't pay the $150K buyout. He said, I'll take the job and handle the buyout.
Neither am I, but it sounds like he was employed contractually. On the other hand if he was actively working for A&M during this time, it would seem that he is guilty of malfeasance and possibly fraud. And the NCAA may have an issue with a coach that is recruiting for two universities at the same time, or worse . . . recruiting for a school where he is not a coach--an obvious violation.
It could come down to whether or not he was still being paid and accepting pay from LSU or not. And whether A&M had started to pay him at that point in time.
Pics were seen with him and recruits with the a&m gear on. He and other coaches. More and more stuff is starting to unfold.
