Sometimes, certain aspects of what goes on in sports seem to be off in their own little world. There’s no better example of this than when it comes to the hiring and firing of coaches—college football coaches, specifically—where the rules and norms than govern workers in other industries simply don’t apply here.

To discuss how it’s all legal, and what schools and coaches can do to protect themselves, we bring in Fox Rothschild attorney Aaron Weems, who’s author on the firm’s blog, the Sports Law Scoreboard.