Ohio State must pay former basketball coach Jim O’Brien more than $2.4 million for his wrongful firing in 2004, an appeals court ordered Thursday.
The 10th District Court of Appeals also ruled that O’Brien should not receive an additional $1.3 million that he had said he was owed by the university.
University attorneys argued that by lending $6,000 to a recruit, O’Brien committed a material breach of his contract and shouldn’t receive any money.
The university has 45 days to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
*DeAnthony Ford, 20, who was convicted of killing USC basketball player Ryan Francis in 2006, was sentenced to life in prison.
*Former Florida State basketball player Eugene Harris got a four-year deal as the men’s coach at Florida A&M. He succeeds Mike Gillespie, who is serving a year’s probation for stalking a former girlfriend.
*Kyle Wright threw for 275 yards and two TDs, Graig Cooper scored twice and host Miami stymied No. 20 Texas A&M 34-17. The victory was only the Hurricanes’ second in their last nine games against a ranked opponent.
