The University of Oregon<\/a> says one of its former football players owes it $10,000, and the school is willing to go to court to get it.<\/p>\n The school filed a lawsuit in Lane County Circuit Court last week against Dakoda Fields<\/a>, a defensive back who spent two years with the Ducks before transferring to Oklahoma in January.<\/p>\n The lawsuit said Oregon and Fields agreed that Fields would pay the university $39,882 in exchange for a release of liability from his contract with the school. Under the agreement, if Fields paid the discounted amount of $29,882 on or before April 20, the school would waive the remaining $10,000.<\/p>\n Fields missed the deadline, so the amount due reverted to the original $39,882. The lawsuit said that despite multiple requests, Fields has failed to pay the $10,000, the balance due as of April 21.<\/p>\n The school is seeking $10,000, interest and reimbursement of attorney’s fees.<\/p>\n A message seeking comment was left for Fields at Oklahoma. Fields was among the highest-ranked high school cornerback prospects coming out of Compton, California, two years ago. He redshirted at Oregon in 2024 and appeared in three games last season.<\/p>\n Fields is the latest athlete who has faced or was threatened with legal action by their former school for allegedly reneging on a name, image and likeness contract.<\/p>\n Georgia sued Damon Wilson<\/a> for $390,000 after he left for Missouri, and Cincinnati sued Brendan Sorsby<\/a> for $1 million when he went to Texas Tech. Before a settlement was reached, Duke argued that Darian Mensah<\/a> owed it $8 million when he left for Miami. Washington threatened Demond Williams<\/a> with a breach-of-contract lawsuit when he entered the transfer portal after last season. He decided to return to Washington.<\/p>\n Reporting by the Associated Press<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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