FAYETTEVILLE — Attorneys for former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema filed a lawsuit against The Razorback Foundation, Inc. on Friday, alleging breach of Bielema’s buyout agreement.
According to court documents, Bielema is demanding $7.025 million and a jury trial. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in the Western District of Arkansas.
Bielema was fired as Arkansas’ head coach in November 2017 following a season in which the Razorbacks went 4-8 overall and 1-7 in Southeastern Conference play.
According to his negotiated buyout agreement with the Razorback Foundation, a fundraising arm for UA athletics that was listed as a third-party guarantor, Bielema was to be owed up to $11.