O'Brien v. Ohio State University, 06ap-946 (9-20-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} After The Ohio State University ("OSU") fired former men's basketball coach James J. O'Brien ("O'Brien"), O'Brien brought suit against OSU alleging it breached his employment contract, which had three years remaining on its term. OSU argued that it was O'Brien who breached the contract when he made a loan to a Serbian basketball recruit in 1998, and failed to disclose it until 2004, which OSU believed was an egregious violation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ("NCAA") rules constituting a material breach of the employment contract such that OSU was entitled to…