Oregon State University has filed suit against former OSU athletic director Todd Stansbury for breach of contract.

The suit, filed Wednesday in Benton County Circuit Court, alleges Stansbury has failed to fulfill terms of the buyout he owed Oregon State after leaving to become athletic director at Georgia Tech.

Stansbury signed a contract with OSU in June 2015 extending through June 2020. The contract obligated Stansbury to pay the university his base salary for the remaining years of the contract should he choose to leave early.

According to court documents, when Stansbury resigned in December 2016, he owed OSU $2,107,778. The documents say he made payments through July of this year.

At that point, documents allege, the payments stopped. Documents allege Stansbury still owes the university $1,513,262.97, which includes the original amount owed plus interest.

“As a state university, we feel it is important to conclude the contractual obligations Oregon State University and Todd Stansbury agreed to,” OSU spokesman Steve Clark said.

An attempt to reach Stansbury through Georgia Tech was not immediately successful.

-- Ken Goe

kgoe@oregonian.com | @KenGoe

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