In a lawsuit filed days before Arkansas State University formally filed its own, the University of Miami said the Jonesboro institution “acted unreasonably” in rescheduling a contracted football game because of Hurricane Irma.
The Feb. 13 complaint made in Miami-Date County, Fla., also argues that Miami isn’t required to pay liquidated damages “if it becomes impossible to play the game by reason of force majeure.”
"Although UM believes it has acted reasonably and in good faith in offering to ASU the Available Game 2 Dates, ASU has unreasonably refused to accept the Available Game 2 Dates and demanded earlier dates that are not available," Miami's suit states.