"The Big 12 may look back at this deal as necessary survival in a restructured college athletics landscape. Or it may look back at it as the moment it decided an energy drink was worth more than its soul."
Many staffers questioned the motives of the company and its reasoning for dealing with Herridge's files and possessions differently than other fired employees, with one manager calling the situation "outrageous."
"This opportunity is something I’m not taking for granted. It’s cliche, but it’s a lifelong dream of mine since I was old enough to realize what goals are."