A Mississippi football player is suing coach Lane Kiffin and the school for racial and sexual discrimination and negligence, saying he was kicked off the team during a mental health crisis.
DeSanto Rollins, a defensive tackle from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, where the school is located.
“DeSanto was never removed from the football team and remains on scholarship.
Rollins said Kiffin and defensive line coach Randall Joyner urged him last November to enter the transfer portal, but he declined.
The complaint states Joyner told Rollins on March 1 that Kiffin wanted to meet with the player.
Persons:
Lane Kiffin, DeSanto Rollins, Rollins, “, Kyle Campbell, “ DeSanto, ” Rollins, Carroll Rhodes, Glenn Boyce, General Lynn Fitch, Higher Education Alfred Rankins, Kiffin, Randall Joyner, Josie Nicholson, Joyner, Nicholson, ” Kiffin, wasn’t, ’, I’m, You’re, Ralph D, Russo
Organizations:
Ole Miss, Rebels, Higher Education, Kiffin, AP
Locations:
Mississippi, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Oxford , Mississippi, Hazlehurst , Mississippi, Kiffin , Mississippi