BATON ROUGE — LSU defensive end Princewill Umanmielen was served court papers in front of the Tigers' football facility related to Ole Miss' lawsuit against him, ESPN reports.

Umanmielen was served the papers on Tuesday, days before No. 7 LSU and No. 8 Ole Miss are set to clash in Oxford on Saturday. According to court records in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County in Oxford, Mississippi, Umanmielen was served with the plaintiff's first set of interrogatories, requests for production of documents and requests for admission.

NEWS: LSU defensive end Princewill Umanmielen was served with court papers Tuesday related to the Ole Miss' lawsuit against him, according to court records. Umanmielen received the papers in the parking lot outside the LSU football facility on Tuesday, per ESPN sources.…

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The lawsuit, filed in July, alleges that Umanmielen and offensive lineman Devin Harper had not paid their buyout for approximately six months. Now, the school has taken action against the players. The civil complaints against the players include seeking nearly $1 million between them—$550,000 from Umanmielen and $400,000 from Harper.

Both suits are complaints of a breach of contract concerning the transfers of both players to LSU.

Ole Miss officials accuse Umanmielen of signing a revenue-sharing contract to return to the Rebels on Jan. 3; he entered the transfer portal Jan. 20 and signed with LSU the next day. Harper signed a deal to remain at Ole Miss on Jan. 6 and entered the transfer portal just over a week later, signing with the Tigers on Jan. 16.