Court Dismisses Unusual Rico Lawsuit Against University Of Arizona And Pac 12

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer In the October 6, 2023 issue of the Sports Litigation Alert, we reported that former University of Arizona assistant football coach Theron Aych had sued the university, its athletic director, and other defendants for improperly terminating him. Aych alleged that the athletic director or others distributed the team’s playbook to opposing teams in order to destroy the tenure of head coach Kevin Sumlin, who is black. Sumlin was fired just five games into the 2020