FAYETTEVILLE — The Razorback Foundation Inc. asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema.
Attorneys for Bielema filed suit in the Western District of Arkansas on June 12, alleging the foundation broke the terms of his buyout agreement when it stopped making payments to him in January 2019. Bielema is demanding $7.025 million in compensatory damages, as well as punitive damages, attorney fees, court costs and a jury trial.
In its motion to dismiss, filed by attorney Marshall S. Ney, the foundation claims Bielema's lawsuit “is chock full of distorted facts, mischaracterizations, and baseless claims.