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Ole Miss files civil suits against Devin Harper and Princewill Umanmielen over $950,000 in transfer buyouts

7/29/2026

In focus: a pair of civil lawsuits filed this week in Mississippi courts by the University of Mississippi against former players Devin Harper and Princewill Umanmielen, alleging breach of the revenue-sharing contracts both signed before transferring to LSU.

The combined disputed amount sits at $950,000. What to watch: rulings from two Mississippi judges, with a September 19 home game against LSU already on Ole Miss's schedule in Oxford.

The contracts and what Ole Miss is claiming Both Harper and Umanmielen signed revenue-sharing agreements with Ole Miss before their departures.

Each contract included a buyout provision: if a player left before fulfilling his commitment, he owed the school a predetermined sum.

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