STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State defensive coordinator Bob Shoop has responded to the school’s lawsuit against him by saying he was forced out and that he encountered “intolerable” working conditions.
In a counterclaim filed Thursday, Shoop’s lawyers say that he “was constructively discharged/terminated from, or forced or compelled to leave” Penn State on or about Jan. 10, 2016. They also say he “experienced a hostile, negative work environment.”
Shoop wants Penn State to pay him over $75,000 because he believes the school fired him without cause.
Penn State is seeking nearly $900,000 from Shoop .