This should come as no surprise given how many attorneys are present here but according to all parties involved, they are all innocent. That’s the stance from seemingly everyone in the Rebel Rags lawsuit — including the store’s owner, Terry Warren, who has been disassociated from the Ole Miss following the NCAA’s investigation into the school’s football program.

In a bizarre twist, the Rebel Rags lawsuit recently added not only Dan Mullen and Scott Stricklin but the NCAA and its head investigator into the Ole Miss program. Much like Stricklin’s legal counsel did last week, Mullen has rejected any and all accusations against him via his attorneys.

Here’s what Mullen’s attorney had to say in response to the latest Rebel Rags lawsuit, according to Matt Baker of the Tampa Bay Times:

Stricklin’s attorney said the claims were “wholly devoid of merit.”

Mullen denied “each and every material allegation” and demanded proof of the complaints through his attorneys. His legal team also wrote that the claims were “presented for an improper purpose, and are wholly frivolous.”

Based on the language used by the attorneys for Rebel Rags, Mullen and Stricklin may have a point. The new suit alleges Mullen acted out of “malice and hatred” for Ole Miss and its former coach Hugh Freeze and coerced his former player into testifying against the Rebels.

That’s going to be a tough thing to prove, especially against former Mississippi State AD Stricklin. One thing that can’t be overlooked in this new lawsuit, with Rebel Rags suing the NCAA, the institution appears to have an opportunity to seek subpoena power for the first time against Rebel Rags and Ole Miss. A calculated move that could potentially blow up royally for everyone that’s broken rules leading up to the course of the NCAA’s years-long investigation.