LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Rick Pitino, in an affidavit presented Monday to Louisville's athletics board, said he "had no part -- active, passive or through willful ignorance" in the activities alleged in an FBI investigation.
Pitino's lawyers appeared in front of the University of Louisville Athletic Association on Monday, stating the Hall of Fame coach's case against termination. Pitino did not attend the meeting, but his lawyers submitted an affidavit on his behalf.
"I do not dispute ULAA's right to terminate my employment at its discretion," Pitino's affidavit stated. "But I vehemently reject its right to do so 'for cause.