Les Miles Faces Multiple Hurdles in Hall of Fame Lawsuit

Former LSU football coach Les Miles, who coached the Tigers to a national championship in 2007 but was tainted by scandal, sued LSU, the NCAA and the National Football Foundation (NFF) and Hall of Fame Monday over his ineligibility for the College Football Hall of Fame.

In a complaint filed in a Louisiana federal district court, Miles, 70, contends he is a victim of a conspiracy to violate his due process rights as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. He seeks a court declaration that he’s eligible for the Hall of Fame, that vacated wins of games he coached count for eligibility and that “any agreement” between the defendants to exclude vacated wins be deemed void and unenforceable.

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Miles finished his head coaching career with a record of 145-73* (66.5% winning percentage), including a 114-34* record from 11 seasons at LSU, where he has the highest winning percentage (77%*) in school history.

Notice the repeating asterisk. In 2023, LSU vacated 37 wins that occurred from 2012 through 2015. As a result, LSU’s official record during that time is 0-14, and Miles’ career record is officially 108-73, a winning percentage of 59.7%.

The revised calculations reflect an NCAA investigation into recruiting infractions regarding the LSU football and basketball teams. The NCAA found three violations connected to the football team, two of which, Miles stresses, occurred after he left the school in 2016. The one under Miles’ watch involved a booster who offered to employ the parents of LSU guard Vadal Alexander at the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation (a nonprofit for a hospital) and eventually hired the father. The booster later pleaded guilty to federal charges for defrauding the foundation. The NCAA found LSU had failed to monitor the booster.

As part of a settlement with the NCAA, LSU agreed to…

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Publish date : 2024-06-17 20:36:33

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