Rance Gillespie and David Dean, Georgia Southern's co-offensive coordinators last season, have filed separate lawsuits alleging a subversive conspiracy last season by top-level Georgia Southern athletics officials.
The suits claim six counts against the defendants, including fraud, breach of contract, and conspiracy to defraud.
Kept in the Dark
The lawsuits lay out separate but similar scenarios in which Dean and Gilllespie's original contracts were scrapped at the last minute in order to save money and, they allege, hire a new offensive coordinator sooner.
The six defendants listed in both suits are athletic director Tom Kleinlein, head coach Tyson Summers, director of football operations Cymone George, associate athletic director for business operations Jeff Blythe, the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation, and the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents.