“I think he hurt himself with all of these off-the-field issues.”
Les Miles, the former head coach of LSU, has made the decision to sue the College Football Hall of Fame, LSU, and the NCAA for denying him admission.
The lawsuit, which was submitted on Monday to a federal court in Baton Rouge, asserts that LSU never gave Miles a chance to be heard before making enough changes to the coach’s career stats to exclude him from the College Football Hall of Fame.
Miles’ attorney, Peter Ginsberg, released a statement saying, “Les was given no right to be heard, or even advance notice of LSU’s actions, despite LSU being a state-owned and state-run institution that is bound by constitutional safeguards.”
Following an NCAA inquiry that revealed the school had compensated former Tigers offensive lineman Vadal Alexander, a violation of NCAA rules, the school opted to void 37 of Miles’ victories.
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His overall record was reduced by the vacated wins from 145-73 (.665) to 108-73 (.597). According to the lawsuit, Miles is currently ineligible for the College Football Hall of Fame, which requires a.600 career victory percentage.
LSU was attempting to mitigate the harm caused by him and former LSU basketball coach Will Wade, who had also broken the law.
“LSU voluntarily offered to reverse dozens of victories earned by Les’ teams in an attempt to appease the NCAA and avoid punishment for recruiting violations that almost entirely involved the men’s basketball team and its coaches, and in no way implicated Les,” Miles’s attorney went on.
Miles might have a point, but his supposed inappropriate behavior at LSU, which led to his firing, is the big issue that no one is talking about, not even Miles. He subsequently took over as head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, where he finished 3-18 in his first two seasons in that role.
An LSU student accused Miles of sexual harassment sometime during the 2012–2013 season. The student said in her lawsuit that after hiring her to work for him out of an LSU sorority, Miles “groomed, sexually and emotionally manipulated, and damaged” her. Additionally, he was allegedly inappropriate with another LSU female student.
Nevertheless, Miles was let to continue as head coach in spite of the accusations that followed him to Kansas, who sacked him as soon as the unflattering information surfaced.
Paul Finebaum conceded that Miles’s failure to gain entry is likely due to this.
Finebaum stated, “I believe he’s a serious candidate, based entirely on the field.” “I still believe there is some haziness surrounding these off-field issues, but I believe he injured himself.” but substantial enough to have an impact on his status.
The College Football Hall of Fame hasn’t forgotten, even if Miles has. Even if the NCAA overturned its decision, there are standards, just as with other Hall of Fames, so there’s no certainty he’ll be admitted.
