Overview

• The arbitration settlement resolves Heiar’s breach-of-contract and wrongful-termination claims against New Mexico State.
• Neither side disclosed financial terms or any admissions of liability under the confidential agreement.
• Heiar alleged he was scapegoated for the program’s 2022 hazing investigation, a self-defense shooting by player Mike Peake, and academic issues.
• In February 2023, New Mexico State canceled the remainder of the 2022–23 season and dismissed Heiar after agreeing to an $8 million payout to former players and a parent over hazing-related claims.
• Heiar spent last season at Trinity Valley Community College, leading the team to a national junior college championship and earning coach-of-the-year honors.