Former Oregon Ducks football players Doug Brenner and Sam Poutasi are seeking $100 million in damages from the NCAA and $25.5 million in damages for pain and suffering from college sports’ governing body, the University of Oregon, former UO football coach Willie Taggart and former strength coach Irele Oderinde in a trial that begins Tuesday in Eugene.
The former players are pursuing damages for negligence stemming from January 2017 hospitalizations after strenuous offseason workouts that resulted in rhabdomyolysis and subsequent injuries.
The trial, first filed in Jan. 2019, will be held in Lane County Circuit Court before Judge Clare Rigmaiden and is scheduled for three weeks.