Loose ends remain to be tied up about Bret Bielema’s firing as head football coach, including what payout he’ll be due and what happens to his roster of assistant coaches.
I’ve sent a variety of FOI requests for information and so far, have produced this (though university officials note the campus is closed until Monday). So far only his termination letter, note that a
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Interim Athletic Director Julie Cromer Peoples is to take questions at 7:30 p.m.
Social media is running strong for Bret. He won the news conference. And the speedy — if long expected — firing is
Update: Cromer Peoples said she’d lead the job search. Paul Rhoads is named
PS: When the Democrat-Gazette reported that it had a legal analysis putting Bielema’s contract buyout at $5.9 million, I remarked that I was confident the Bielema side would have a different interpretation. Indeed, there’s a separate undisclosed contract with the Razorback Foundation that apparently will produce buyout benefits as well, perhaps in the range of $5 to $6 million. It never made sense that Bielema would give up a buyout that once maxed at more than $15 million in return for a drop to less than $6 million. Whether the Foundation will ever disclose its obligation, beyond any required payments