Steve Sarkisian filed a breach of contract lawsuit against USC in Los Angeles this week, and to help make his case he turned to some unconventional evidence: an “A+” coaching grade from Bleacher Report that he received after USC’s 42-14 win against Arizona State in September.

The citing comes in a section about Sarkisian’s performance during the 2015 season. The complaint, which has been uploaded by the Los Angeles Times, reads: “Sean Frye, writing for the Bleacher Report who issues grades after every USC game, graded Steve Sarkisian an A+ for his work coaching the Trojans to that victory against ASU in September 2015.”

The Bleacher Report article, which was published a day after the game on September 27, read: “Not only did Steve Sarkisian completely outwork Todd Graham, but he also did it after a huge upset loss to Stanford. Over the week, he put together a perfect game plan and got his guys to execute it flawlessly.”

The lawsuit seeks $12.6 million in damages from the university. Sarkisian said he was going to seek treatment for alcoholism when he was notified in October by athletic director Pat Haden in email that he had been fired. Sarkisian claims that he should have been able to go and get treatment.

“Instead of accommodating Steve Sarkisian’s disability, USC kicked him to the curb,” the lawsuit said.

(Thanks to Andrew Siciliano for sharing.)