The New York Times-20080126-Coach Filed 2nd Resignation- -Brief-

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Coach Filed 2nd Resignation; [Brief]

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More than two weeks after he was sued over a $4 million buyout clause in his contract at West Virginia, Rich Rodriguez turned in a second resignation letter, which claimed that Mike Garrison, the university president, reneged on a deal to reduce and possibly eliminate the clause. The letter obtained by The Associated Press and bearing Rodriguez's name indicated the tack his legal defense will take when he files a response to that lawsuit in United States District Court.Rodriguez resigned with a one-sentence letter Dec. 18 to take the coaching job at Michigan. The latest letter is dated Jan. 10. In the letter, sent to Athletic Director Ed Pastilong, Rodriguez restated his displeasure with how slowly West Virginia was responding to additional demands he made in December 2006, when he passed up a $12 million deal at Alabama.