His contract clearly stated that being charged with a felony (not necessarily convicted, but just charged) was grounds for termination. This situation at the very least brought embarrassment to UT, and at worst he may have really physically assaulted her. It’s well know back to his Texas Tech days that his fiancé is crazy as a shit house rat, but that doesn’t justify him putting his hands on her in anger—and it’s an indictment in itself that he kept her around. UT was left with no choice but to move on.