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Former Ole miss assistant football coach Joe Cullen has reached a financial settlement with the school in a wrongful termination claim after his arrest for public drunkenness, officials say.
The agreement will keep Cullen from filing a civil suit accusing the university of wrongful termination, said his attorney, Mike Wall of Oxford.
The two sides agreed to the settlement a month after the state College Board denied Cullen's $434,000 wrongful termination claim against Ole Miss.
"All I can say is we got it resolved," Wall said Tuesday. "And both parties are happy with the outcome."
Throughout the legal sparring, Ole Miss officials had said they would pay Cullen the $64,356 he was to earn on his initial six-month contract that would have expired last month.
On Tuesday, Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone maintained that stance in a statement he released through the school's sports information office.
"We are pleased that this matter has been settled," Boone said. "The University of Mississippi had always been willing to honor Mr. Cullen's contract."
Cullen was dismissed from coach Ed Orgeron's staff on March 11, eight days after the defensive line coach was arrested for public drunkenness.
Cullen, 37, was convicted of the misdemeanor charge in Oxford Municipal Court on June 8 and ordered to pay a $182 fine. Cullen had claimed Orgeron initially told him his job was safe, but fired him a week later after the arrest was reported in newspapers.
Cullen was one of the first assistants hired after Orgeron replaced David Cutcliffe in December.
The agreement will keep Cullen from filing a civil suit accusing the university of wrongful termination, said his attorney, Mike Wall of Oxford.
The two sides agreed to the settlement a month after the state College Board denied Cullen's $434,000 wrongful termination claim against Ole Miss.
"All I can say is we got it resolved," Wall said Tuesday. "And both parties are happy with the outcome."
Throughout the legal sparring, Ole Miss officials had said they would pay Cullen the $64,356 he was to earn on his initial six-month contract that would have expired last month.
On Tuesday, Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone maintained that stance in a statement he released through the school's sports information office.
"We are pleased that this matter has been settled," Boone said. "The University of Mississippi had always been willing to honor Mr. Cullen's contract."
Cullen was dismissed from coach Ed Orgeron's staff on March 11, eight days after the defensive line coach was arrested for public drunkenness.
Cullen, 37, was convicted of the misdemeanor charge in Oxford Municipal Court on June 8 and ordered to pay a $182 fine. Cullen had claimed Orgeron initially told him his job was safe, but fired him a week later after the arrest was reported in newspapers.
Cullen was one of the first assistants hired after Orgeron replaced David Cutcliffe in December.
