Jerry Bovee, the former deputy athletics director at Utah State University, has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming he was wrongfully terminated after reporting policy violations. Bovee alleges that athletic director Diana Sabau was hostile towards him and that the university failed to follow its procedures after he filed a formal grievance. He is seeking over $300,000 in back pay and damages.
Former Utah State deputy athletics director Jerry Bovee has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming athletic director Diana Sabau was “hostile” and mistreated him in professional settings — and that the university fired him because he reported multiple policy violations.
Kansas City-based law firm Hursch Blackwell investigated then-football coach Blake Anderson and concluded that he conducted his own investigation around an alleged domestic violence case that included a football player and delayed the player’s suspension, rather than following proper reporting channels. It also found that Bovee violated reporting policies.
Interim Athletics Director Jerry Bovee, right, listens as Danny Sprinkle speaks at a press conference where he was introduced as the new basketball coach at Utah State University on Monday in Logan. “When donors and athletes were complimentary of Mr. Bovee and his work for the university, Sabau would become irritated and contentious with him,” the lawsuit states.
Diana Sabau,Vice President & Athletics Director leads the coaches in the Aggie fight song, during a news conference introducing Wesley Brooks and Jerrod Calhoun as the AggiesÕ new womenÕs and menÕs basketball head coaches, at Utah State University, in Logan, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. “We have to have integrity moving forward,” Sabau told The Salt Lake Tribune in July. “Utah State had the Department of Justice on campus since 2020 because of crimes with football, and a culture with football. We can’t keep moving that forward without change.”
LAW SUIT WRONGFUL TERMINATION UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR POLICY VIOLATIONS
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