channel nine's sports anchor joe kepner is here now. and fsu's president said the university made this decision even though he believes a court would have ruled in its favor. >> they wanted to avoid spending millions on fighting the lawsuit so agreed to pay erica kinsman $250,000, another 7000 going to her lawyers. ken'sman accused former quarterback jameis winston of raping her after they met at an off-ramp campus bar in 2012. she said fsu obstructed the investigation to keep winston on the field. in depositions the tallahassee police admitted to mishandling winston, who is now the tampa bay buccaneers quarterback was never charged. florida state is still be investigated by the department of education for title ix violations. kinsman has also sued winston, he has countersued and the cases still spending in u.s. district court. >>> state troopers trying to figure out who was behind the wheel of a pickup truck this morning when it crashed into a man's house. we first showed you the damage on eyewitness news this morning on overdale drive