Syracuse, N.Y. -- In March 2015, just after the NCAA released a report punishing Syracuse University, athletic director Daryl Gross resigned, appearing to take the fall for a national embarrassment.
Behind the scenes, however, Syracuse was rewarding him financially.
Far from punishing him, the school gave Gross a new three-year contract worth more than $1.5 million -- all for a vague, newly-created job that involved little public responsibility.
When Gross wanted to leave that new job just one year into the arrangement, Syracuse paid him $675,000 to help him accept a job across the country.
The details surrounding Gross' departure and his financial arrangement with the school were revealed in legal documents obtained by Syracuse.