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Former Toledo football assistant coach Kuligowski files $10M lawsuit

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A former University of Toledo assistant football coach who was fired in January, 2023, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the university alleging age and race discrimination.

Craig Kuligowski, a Toledo alumnus and Varsity T Hall of Famer, was widely regarded among the top defensive line coaches in the nation when he was dismissed. The letter in his personnel file said he had “committed a significant and/or intentional violation” of the university’s nonretaliation and standards of conduct policy.

The 22-page lawsuit, filed April 4 in U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio by Benjamin North of the Alexandria, Va.