Court Finds Coach’s Won-Loss Record Led to Firing, School’s Motive Wasn’t Retaliatory

A federal judge from the Southern District of Texas has granted summary judgment to Texas Southern University in a case in which the former women’s basketball coach sued the school, alleging that TSU fired him because he complained about Title IX violations.   The court found that the coach failed to show that the school’s reason for firing him, a very poor record on the court, were pretext for a retaliatory reason.   TSU hired the plaintiff, Claude Cummings, III, as its head coach