Fired coach sues Louisiana-Lafayette for breach of contract

A basketball coach at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, fired for listing on his resume a college degree he did not have, has sued the institution for breach of contract.

Glynn Cyprien had been a successful assistant coach at Oklahoma State, and before that at Nevada-Las Vegas, when he was hired away by ULL, which gave him a five-year deal at $170,000 a year.  But Cyprien’s resume showed him with a bachelor’s degree from University of Texas-San Antonio, a degree he did not have.  He attended UTSA, but did not graduate, and actually has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Lacrosse University, an online school.

Cyprien says the resume he gave the school properly showed the Lacrosse degrees, and that one sent by fax from Oklahoma State was in error. ULL says it only saw the resume with the UTSA degree.  Cyprien also claims that, as an exempt employee, he is not required to have a college degree, while the university claims that all athletic employees are required to be graduates of accredited colleges.