Mike Locksley Files Suit Against Lawyer

Mike Locksley isn’t letting people walk all over him, even while in the middle of a discrimination and harassment lawsuit by a former employee. On Tuesday, the New Mexico coach filed his own lawsuit, again Albuquerque lawyer Whitney Warner, who revealed details about a complain submitted by her client.

Not Sylvia Lopez, apparently. Image: sxc.hu

Locksley allegedly fired 54-year-old football administrative assistant Sylvia Lopez because he felt like she wasn’t young enough to entice new recruits. Warner talked about the case to the Albuquerque Journal, making remarked that Locksley’s lawyer says were “extortive,” with the goal of forcing the university to settle.

Whether or not Locksley fired Lopez for being too old isn’t really the issue – it is whether or not the lawyers have a right to publicly talk about the matter to the press.  Furthermore, will this really cause the university to want to settle? Will the lawsuit affect the team’s popularity among fans this football season?

When I love a team, I love a team. I don’t know about you, but the administrative choices made by the coaches won’t make me stop cheering for someone. After all, this whole mess is not the fault of the players. If your team’s coach was in the middle of a legal issue like this, would you cheer for a different team?