Though the university earlier indicated that they had not received any notice of a lawsuit filed against them and do not comment on pending litigation, they took the time to further address some of the allegations in Sarkisian’s filing.
“Much of what is stated in the lawsuit filed today by Steve Sarkisian is patently untrue. While the university does not as a matter of practice comment on personnel matters or litigation, the record will show that Mr. Sarkisian repeatedly denied to university officials that he had a problem with alcohol, never asked for time off to get help, and resisted university efforts to provide him with help.