West Virginia University says ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez has agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause after breaking his contract.

That would settle WVU’s lawsuit that had been set for trial this fall. WVU attorney Tom Flaherty says the tentative agreement was reached late Tuesday night.

Flaherty says he’s confident the WVU Board of Governors will approve the deal. Rodriguez quit the Mountaineers in December for the head coaching job at Michigan, only a year after extending his contract with WVU.

He claims WVU broke the contract first by failing to honor certain promises _ a charge WVU denies.