His filing was submitted by the Chicago-based Salvi Law Firm. More suits followed, including by former student football player Lloyd Yates, who was represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

The suit, filed in June 2024, claimed that the history of the Tiger football team had grown a questionable culture where certain administrators allow inappropriate activities. The lawsuit called ...

Dixon was pursuing his professional football career and was in Newberry County, at Newberry College’s homecoming, according to the complaint. He had been a defensive lineman for the team.