Hawaii has still not been able to recover the money it claims it is owed by former head coach June Jones. According to the university, Jones owes the school $400,008 for leaving before his contract was over.

Leigh Steinberg, Jones’ agent, claimed the money was on its way to an arbitrator.

The money was supposed to be paid over a month ago, as reported by Yahoo! Sports:

Steinberg said there was an agreement with former athletics director Herman Frazier that “after three years, there would be no penalty if coach Jones were to leave the university. If that were not the case, coach Jones would always honor a contractual obligation.”

The university said there was no record on file allowing an early exit and no changes to the contract. Frazier was fired a day after Jones’ announcement and has not been available for comment.

Under the contract, Jones was prohibited from accepting employment “under any circumstances” as a football coach at any NCAA school or professional team in the United States before the expiration date … “without first obtaining a written release or a negotiated settlement.”

Jones left Hawaii to take a $2 million a year job with Southern Methodist after he coached the Warriors to a loss against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

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