Former Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson will be getting a big payday from the university after the two parties came to an agreement on Tuesday.
The University of Montana will pay Johnson $245,000 to drop claims that the school mishandled a 2012 rape investigation in which Johnson was accused. Johnson was kicked off of the football team and nearly expelled from the school for the charges, but he was later acquitted of the crime in 2013.
From the Associated Press:
"Any student accused of wrongdoing deserves a fair and impartial hearing of the facts of his or her case," Johnson said in the statement. "Officials at the University of Montana - people who were in positions of great power - were unfair and biased. Their misconduct made my family and me suffer unnecessarily, both emotionally and financially."
Johnson was a successful quarterback for Montana, leading them to an 11-3 record in 2011, which included an appearance in the FCS final four. The rape investigation and subsequent trial caused him to miss the entire 2012 season before being reinstated for the 2013 season. In his career, Johnson was 28-11 as the starter for the Grizzlies.
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