Cardiac Hill · Mar 9, 2018
Pitt is reportedly trying to fire Kevin Stallings for cause
Former Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings was reportedly offered a reduced buyout of $4.8 million on Thursday and told if he did not accept it, he would be fired for cause because he responded to a heckler during Pitt’s Jan. 2 loss at Louisville, according to Colin Dunlap of 93.7 The Fan.
The $4.8 million offer was worth about 50 percent of the $9.4 million buyout that is said to be included in the coach’s contract in the event that he was terminated without cause. However, Stallings declined the offer.
Dunlap cited sources that said Stallings claims his behavior at Louisville doesn’t constitute cause for his dismissal, as it did not violate any code of conduct included in his contract.