Ahead of his first season with the New York Giants, Bret Bielema is filing a $7 million lawsuit in regards to an alleged breach of contract involving the University of Arkansas. Bielema served as the Razorbacks head coach from 2013-17.
After the program fired Bielema in 2017, The Razorback Foundation owed him $12 million in buyout money upon an agreement that he would actively search for employment, with his new salary being subtracted from the amount owed to him. The Foundation halted the monthly payments after December 2018 when Bielema’s salary was revealed to be much lower than the market value for his role.