“Six months after his ouster from Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr. was back at the university he’d led for 13 years, cheering on the home team. ‘Congratulations on an exciting 14-9 win over NCAA team from Walsh University in North Canton, OH!’ Falwell wrote on Instagram on March 13, beneath photos of a Liberty lacrosse game and himself in the stands with daughter and wife, Becki. ‘Didn’t realize LaCrosse was so much fun to watch.’ The posting struck some in the Liberty community as the first step in an attempted comeback – an assertion that, despite having sued the university for having removed him as president in the wake of questions about his personal life and financial dealings, he still considers Liberty his home turf, now and forever.”

“In an interview, Falwell said nothing to discourage that notion. The 58-year-old son of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr. said he has been suffering from blood clots since last fall but plans to ‘definitely’ have more of a presence on campus as his health continues to recover. ‘The employees and the board have been nothing but supportive, 100 percent. The students all want to get their picture with me. They thank me,’ Falwell said. Falwell said he and Liberty’s board had also resolved a dispute over his severance payment, which Falwell said last fall amounted to him being owed $10.5 million after being let go from Liberty. Falwell had signed the contract, which included newly generous terms for severance payments, with Liberty’s executive committee just a year before he was asked to resign. ‘The contract was terminated without cause. I’m entitled to full severance,’ which includes two years of pay and retirement benefits, Falwell said. He declined to say how much the package is ultimately worth, but said it amounts to more than $9 million. ‘And the university board admitted there was no fireable offense and they were reacting more to the press and the Twitter mob than anything else,’ Falwell said” – Politico.