Former UofL LB is suing over severe beating during the Stong era

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Matt Jones @KySportsRadio  ·  22 hours ago

Former UL Player also claims he was told to lie about being beaten up by teammates and say he "fell into a dresser" http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2015/01/19/ex-football-player-patrick-grant-sues-university-louisville-charlie-strong/21997909/ ...

Beaten so badly, allegedly by two teammates, in 2010 that he almost lost an eye, University of Louisville linebacker Patrick Grant says then-coach Charlie Strong promised to continue his scholarship through graduate school when he was forced to quit the team.

But in a lawsuit scheduled to go to trial Tuesday in Jefferson Circuit Court, Grant says the coach instead eventually yanked the scholarship so he could sign a new player.

In an interview, Grant's lawyer, Scott Zoppoth, said Strong and the university breached their promise — and basic decency — in reneging on the offer. "This is a case of a promise made and a promise broken," Zoppoth said.

But the attorney for Strong, Craig Dilger, says in court pleadings that there was no such pledge and that Grant's case is "meritless."

Grant is seeking compensatory damages and an injunction restoring his scholarship. He was allegedly assaulted Oct. 4, 2010, by twin brothers Isaac and Jacob Geffrad, who were kicked off the team but not charged by a grand jury...

Grant said in a deposition that either chief football trainer Kyle Johnston or an assistant, Sam Zuege, told him to say: "You didn't get punched. You fell and hit the dresser."

Johnston said in an email last week that neither he nor Zuege would comment, but Strong said in his deposition that the allegation was implausible. Too many players knew what happened, and Strong immediately reported it to police...

[DeltaBoy]

SAD very SAD!