Ole Miss sues ex-players Princewill Umanmielen, Devin Harper for breach of contract after transfer to LSU
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- Ole Miss filed breach-of-contract lawsuits against linebacker Princewill Umanmielen and offensive lineman Devin Harper in Lafayette County Circuit Court this week, alleging both violated revenue-sharing agreements by transferring to LSU.
- The university is seeking $550,000 from Umanmielen and $400,000 from Harper, plus attorney fees and court costs, represented by Mayo Mallette PLLC attorneys Cal Mayo Jr., Paul Watkins Jr., and Kate Embry.
- Ole Miss claims Umanmielen re-signed with the Rebels on Jan. 3 and Harper finished his deal three days later, and that both players failed to respond to payment requests within a 30-day window or to a July 27 follow-up before the suit was filed.
- LSU signed the No. 1-ranked transfer portal class this cycle, which included four former Ole Miss players who followed Kiffin after he left the Rebels.
- Ole Miss framed the action as consistent with other schools' enforcement, citing Duke's January lawsuit against quarterback Darian Mensah and Georgia's $390,000 suit against edge rusher Damon Wilson II as parallel examples of the growing legal dimension of transfer-portal movement.
Why it matters: Ole Miss is pursuing nearly $1 million combined from two portal departures, a concrete escalation that shows schools are converting revenue-sharing contracts into courtroom leverage. LSU's No. 1 portal haul—four former Ole Miss players—means the defending champion's roster build is now entangled in active litigation, and the cited Duke and Georgia cases show this is becoming standard operating procedure, not a one-off dispute.
