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Oregon Ducks (aka U of Nike)

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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
So....

Let me understand this....

As a football player, he doesn't want to be labeled a dumb jock. Because of ... an eye condition? Are eye conditions more prevalent at Bama?
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I didn’t actually read the article, so I feel really strongly about having an opinion here—I think he’s saying he didn’t want to be labeled a dumb jock by going to a shitty school like the University of Alabama.
 
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Then.... McElroy...

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Dryden said:
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...tasi-files-lawsuit-oregon-ncaa-willie-taggart

Sam Poutasi files lawsuit against Oregon, NCAA, Willie Taggart
10:45 AM ET

A second Oregon football player is suing the university, the NCAA and former Ducks coach Willie Taggart over a series of January 2017 workouts that sent three players to the hospital.

Oregon offensive lineman Sam Poutasi filed suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Thursday, with The Oregonian reporting that Poutasi is seeking $5 million in damages.

The details of Poutasi's claim are similar to those of former Ducks offensive lineman Doug Brenner, who on Wednesday filed an $11.5 million suit against the same parties, along with ex-Oregon strength and conditioning coach Irele Oderinde.

Both players are seeking liability over a January 2017 workout that led them and tight end Cam McCormick to suffer from rhabdomyolysis, a condition in which skeletal muscle tissue is rapidly broken down and products of that process are released into the bloodstream.

According to the Brenner lawsuit, which was filed in circuit court in the state of Oregon, "the coaches imposed a physically impossible exercise regimen of squats and told the student athletes that the workout 'would demonstrate who wanted to be on the team.'"

"Nothing would make me happier than to have this case save other football players from serious injury," Brenner said in a statement.

Oderinde, who was hired by Taggart at Florida State for the same position, was suspended by Oregon in 2017 for a month without pay after the three players were hospitalized. The Brenner lawsuit states that Oderinde was not certified to be a strength and conditioning coach at Oregon.

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Former Oregon Ducks OL Doug Brenner adds $100M damages claim to lawsuit against NCAA

Doug Brenner, a former Oregon offensive lineman, is suing the NCAA for $100 million in punitive damages in a trial that begins on Tuesday in Eugene and also names the University of Oregon and its former head football coach, Willie Taggart, as defendants.

Brenner alleges in the lawsuit he sustained lifelong injuries during a series of controversial workouts in 2017.

The law firm of Kafoury & McDougal first filed the suit on behalf of Brenner in January 2019 in circuit court in the state of Oregon and sought $11.5 million from the NCAA. According to documents obtained by ESPN, Brenner increased the claim for pain and suffering from $6 million to $20 million, and has added the claim against the NCAA for punitive damages.

The firm filed the amended complaint on March 24 following discovery, which included depositions from NCAA president Mark Emmert and chief medical officer Brian Hainline. Brenner also names former Oregon strength and conditioning coach Irele Oderinde as a defendant. Taggart, who was hired at Oregon in December 2016, is expected to attend the trial in person, along with Oderinde.

Taggart left Oregon after one season to become the head coach at Florida State, where he was fired during his second season. He is now the head coach at Florida Atlantic. The lawsuit alleges negligence against all defendants, accusing Taggart and Oderinde of imposing physical punishment on the players, failing to prohibit it and failing to ensure that Oderinde had adequate training to do his job.

According to the lawsuit, Oderinde did not carry industry-required certification to be a strength and conditioning coach at Oregon.

"I care about every one of the players I've coached like they are my own sons, and I want each of them to be successful on and off the field," Taggart said in a statement to ESPN. "I would never want any of them to suffer any injury. I disagree with the things Doug Brenner has said in his complaint and am sorry we're involved in this lawsuit. But I still wish him the best.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...-brenner-adds-100m-damages-claim-lawsuit-ncaa
 
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