Former LSU offensive line coach James Cregg filed a lawsuit this week against LSU about his firing this summer.

Cregg is suing the university for breach of contract after the school said he violated NCAA rules, The Advocate reported. It includes a letter that coach Ed Orgeron sent to Cregg on June 2 that the school intends to fire him “for cause” because Cregg admitted to an NCAA enforcement official in May to “visiting with and providing gear to a team prospect during the COVID recruiting dead period.”

“You also admitted to knowing such contact was impermissible when you engaged in the conduct,” the letter stated. “This knowing violation of NCAA rules constitutes cause under … the Employment Agreement.”

Cregg has a long history with Orgeron, including LSU’s offensive line coach since 2018, and he had previously been on staff with Orgeron in stints at Tennessee (2009) and Southern Cal (2010-2013). He’s also had several stints in the NFL.

Cregg’s argument in seeking damages says that the NCAA “has never issued a ruling or decision that Coach Cregg has committed a Level I or Level II violation, or repeated Level III and/or Level IV violations, of the NCAA bylaws such that … the Employment Agreement could provide a for cause justification for LSU to terminate coach Cregg’s employment.”

Cregg’s contract stated that if he is terminated by LSU without cause, the university must pay him the total remaining base salary and supplemental compensation in monthly installments equal to the amount of time remaining in the term.

“Coach Cregg looks forward to working with LSU in the future to bring this matter to a resolution acceptable for everyone involved,” his attorneys, Christopher Whittington and Robert Campbell, said in a statement Thursday.

Cregg, 47, was entering the final year of his most recent contract with LSU, which was set to pay him about $700,000 starting this year through the contract’s expiration on March 31, 2022.

LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard said the university does not comment on pending litigation.