Colin Shillinglaw, the former director of operations for Baylor football’s team, has dropped his defamation lawsuit against his former employer, seeking arbitration instead.

After the sexual assault scandal rocked the Baylor program early last year, Shillinglaw was terminated from his position on May 26th, 2016. When Baylor officials described the football program as “out of control”, Shillinglaw took up a lawsuit against the school and their legal representatives, citing that comment as defamation of him and everyone associated with the team. He believes that it has caused him to not be able to find employment after being fired.

Backing down from this lawsuit, his legal team is now seeking arbitration, which is listed in the employment agreement that Shillinglaw had with Baylor prior to his firing. When Shillinglaw brought up the case in January, a document was released containing texts between the now disposed coach and his staff, revealing that they were working together to withhold information regarding sexual assaults and other crimes involving their players from campus authorities.

The accused have responded to the case, saying that Shillinglaw and others are attempting to distract from the fact that they perpetuated a system in which Baylor football players could avoid punishment from outside sources for crimes they committed, including sexual assault. They also said that, given his position within the organization, Shillinglaw was instrumental in creating an “internal disciplinary system”, wherein players who committed school policy violations would deal with football staff rather than the proper authorities.

Ex-head coach Art Briles had filed a similar lawsuit following his termination, but has since dropped it. Tom Hill, a member of the athletic department that was also fired following the scandal, also filed lawsuit against the school’s attorneys, accusing them of defamation and negligence.