Washington Appellate Court Outlines Minimum Requirements for University Disciplinary Hearings in Reversing Dismissal of Former WSU Football Player’s Procedural Due Process Claim

By Tori Harrison, of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP In October 2017, Washington State University football player Zaire Webb was arrested - but never charged - for shoplifting several items, including home drug testing kits, from a Walmart in Pullman, Washington. This incident led to his immediate dismissal from the WSU football team and the loss of his athletic scholarship. Head Coach Mike Leach claimed that Webb’s actions violated one or more of his four core rules for the Cougarsâ