A Mississippi football player is suing coach Lane Kiffin and the school for racial and sexual discrimination and negligence after he says he was kicked off the team during a mental health crisis.
Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin paces along the field during the first half of a game against Mercer in Oxford, Miss., on Sept. 2, 2023.
DeSanto Rollins, a defensive tackle from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, where the school is located.Rollins, who is Black, is seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and $30 million in punitive damages. He claims he was not supported through his depression the way white and female athletes have been at Ole Miss.
He said nobody within the athletic department or football program provided him with direction or referrals to mental health services after his injuries. In January, Rollins’ grandmother died and he “continued to suffer severe depression,” according to the lawsuit.
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