LOGAN – Nearly a month after former Utah State University Head Football Coach Blake Anderson filed a response to his termination, Anderson announced on Wednesday he is preparing a suit that alleges USU is responsible for namely, a wrongful termination and breach of contract.
Anderson posted the press release on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday afternoon with the caption, “UPDATE – Below is a press release prepared by my attorney to address my position moving forward and some of the concerns circulating in the media. Thank you.”
UPDATE – Below is a press release prepared by my attorney to address my position moving forward and some of the concerns circulating in the media. Thank you pic.twitter.com/MUjoKTzP9p
— Blake Anderson (@CHbanderson) August 21, 2024
“Coach Anderson is particularly mindful of the numerous inaccurate statements that have been made by USU’s new administrators, including Athletic Director Diana Sabau, regarding not only Coach Anderson’s termination, but also USU’s character and culture as a whole,” according to a news release from local Logan, Utah law firm Bearnson & Caldwell.
“All of the attorneys at Bearnson & Caldwell are true-blooded AGGIES.” the release stated, noting that the “administration’s actions have negatively impacted not only Coach Anderson and others in the USU football program, but other well respected community members such as Jerry Bovee, Amy Crosbie, Austin Albrect, and an entire USU community that turly bleeds ‘Aggie Blue.’”
The release went on to detail that Anderson, “as a husband, father, coach and leader, does not condone any type of abuse whatsoever and has always been the first to step in to prevent those behaviors and enforce accountability when these issues have arisen.”
Anderson maintains he “followed all proper reporting processes during his time at USU and throughout his career and has always complied with Title IX and all University policies as trained by USU and every other University where he has coached.”
“Though accountability by the heads of the current administration will be the cost, their actions will be brought to bear, the truth will prevail, and USU’s true character and reputation will be preserved,” Bearnson & Caldwell’s release stated.
