OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Former Nebraska soccer coach Scott Frost filed a lawsuit Friday, accusing the college of breaching his contract and mishandling hundreds of thousands in buyout funds and taxes.
Within the grievance filed in Lancaster County District Courtroom, Frost claimed the college wrongly stopped funds he mentioned are owed for 2025 and 2026 beneath his employment contract.
Frost is in search of a court docket order confirming Nebraska’s proper to cut back these funds and in search of at the very least $5 million in damages.
Frost was fired Sept. 11, 2022. His contract was alleged to expire Dec. 31, 2026.
Frost alleges the college mentioned it could embody the 2025 and 2026 liquidated damages which made a $1.7 million revenue tax legal responsibility for him for cash he by no means acquired.
“However, in the identical e mail, the College expressly acknowledged that the funds may very well be adjusted at a later date, with none additional clarification,” the grievance reads.
Frost’s swimsuit accuses the college of taking “muddled, internally inconsistent and transparently self‑serving” positions that left him with heavy tax publicity on revenue the college now refuses to pay, in addition to authorized prices and the stress of an IRS audit.
Frost requested the court docket to make clear the events’ rights beneath the contract and order Nebraska to pay the disputed quantities.
A future court docket date has not been set.
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