Coach Able has been the football offensive coordinator at NCAA Div. I Smart University for 5 years. The head coach of 20 years, Coach Goodnight, has just retired amid allegations of recruiting violations. Coach Able has been selected by Smart University to take over as head coach. Smart University has a tradition of academic excellence among its athletes and prides itself on a number of Academic All-Americans. Smart U. wants to continue the excellence it has achieved in its football program both competitively and academically and also ensure that its coaches are held to a high standard of compliance to NCAA rules and regulations. Since football is Smart U's only revenue sport it cannot afford an NCAA investigation into recruiting practices and it must avoid any bad publicity associated with the football program.
Discuss the importance and legal significance of termination for cause clauses in coaches' contracts? You should specifically address whether NCAA rules compliance is commonly included or should be included among the circumstances that could lead to termination for cause. Locate and provide at least three sample clauses in current D-I football coaches contracts with these types of clauses. Lastly, if you were proposing a clause to be included in Coach Able's contract related to NCAA compliance would you recommend any of your sample clauses? If so, why? If not, could you craft an acceptable clause from the samples you located and based on your research regarding the importance of these clauses?
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