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LSU Admits to Altering Former Defensive Coordinator John Chavis' Contract

Former LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis put in six seasons of work in Baton Rouge as a leader of a top-flight program in the SEC but continues to battle with the school in the wake of an unsavory departure.

Court documents revealed Thursday the university altered Chavis' contract in 2012 after he had signed a new deal, as reported by the Advocate's Ross Dellenger.

Chavis' attorney, Jill Craft, spoke about the situation as her client had no comment following a Thursday hearing at 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish, per Dellenger:

It's exactly what coach has been saying all along, that the contract was altered after he signed it in 2012.