Some interesting elements from James deposition about the actual Adam event--(from Founder of Sports Law Institute and Law Prof at Marquette University)After the dust from the media storm settled, the truth about the famed electrical closet closet came out. Despite the text messages sent between Adam and Craig and the threatening phone calls and emails, the truth about what really happened that day came out in March 2010 through depositions of various key players. Adam’s deposition deposition is most telling, and portrays quite a different picture of the events– a picture that supports Leach’s claim that he was fired without cause. The pertinent questions and answers of the deposition are as follows:Q. You’re sitting in a shed and you text your father, “hey, you’re going to like this, Leach thinks it’s impossible for me to have a concussion. And I’m just being a pussy.”Q. You thought it was funny?A. Well, we have the same sense of humor and we thought it was funny so I said “you’re going to like this.” At the time, yes, sir.Q. Did Leach tell you “I don’t believe you have a concussion?”A. No, sir, he didn’t.Q. Did the trainer, Mr. Pincock, tell you that Coach Leach didn’t think you have concussion?A. I don’t necessarily know. I guess maybe it was an assumption or...Q. It was an assumption made by you that Coach Leach didn’t believe you had a concussion?A. Yes, sir.Q. Let’s go back and look at your text messages to your father. “So for punishment he had me locked in a pitch black shed for the whole practice.”Q. Will you agree with me that you were not physically locked by a key or a door lock?A. The garage door was not locked.Q. Coach Leach didn’t tell you to get inside that electrical closet, did he?A. Not personally, no.Q. You weren’t locked in an electrical closet for three hours, were you?A. No.Q. Did Coach Leach tell you that if you were sitting down or leaning on the wall that you would be kicked off the team?A. He did not tell me.Q. But in fact, you didn’t remain standing the whole time and you weren’t punished?A. No, sir.Craig also changed his tune during his deposition and indicated that he knew the text messages from his son were less than truthful. He also said that he knew this at time he sent the threatening email to Hance.Q. When you wrote this email of 12/26 you did not believe Adam had been confined to the electrical closet for a total of three hours, fair?A. Yes.Despite Leach's arguments that he was fired without cause, TTU refused to pay Leach his contract completion bonus or liquidated damages, and Leach filed suit. According to Texas Law, TTU is a state entity and is therefore protected from lawsuits by sovereign immunity and the ability of third parties to collect for breach of contract.