Bad News Bears
By Leif Reigstad
Texas Monthly
February 3, 2017
Several Baylor officials, including the interim president and a handful of regents, made new allegations against former football coach Art Briles, according to the Dallas Morning News.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/baylor/2017/02/02/ex-baylor-coach-art-briles-officials-tried-hide-misconduct-football-players-court-record-shows
In a 54-page filing (you can read it here), which was a response to a lawsuit against the school by a former staffer, there are accusations that Briles and other athletics officials attempted to cover up player misconduct.
http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wacotrib.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/ac/bacc361a-e9b5-11e6-ad87-5fd2d6e674d8/5893e6dfbdcf3.pdf.pdf
In one instance, after a freshman defensive tackle was cited for illegal consumption of alcohol, Briles wrote in a text to an assistant coach, “Hopefully he’s under the radar enough they won’t mention his name—did he get ticket from Baylor police or Waco? Just trying to keep him away from our judicial affairs folks.” After a player was arrested for assault and threatening to kill a someone, the filing alleges a football staffer tried to talk the victim out of pressing charges, while Briles texted then-athletic director Ian McCaw that “Waco PD… said they were going to keep it quiet,” to which McCaw responded, “That would be great if they kept it quiet!” And after a masseuse asked the team to discipline a player who reportedly exposed himself and asked for favors during a massage, Briles’ first response was allegedly, “What kind of discipline… She a stripper?” The day before these allegations were filed, Briles dropped his libel lawsuit against Baylor.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/baylor/2017/02/01/ex-baylor-coach-art-briles-drops-libel-lawsuit-school-officials
By Leif Reigstad
Texas Monthly
February 3, 2017
Several Baylor officials, including the interim president and a handful of regents, made new allegations against former football coach Art Briles, according to the Dallas Morning News.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/baylor/2017/02/02/ex-baylor-coach-art-briles-officials-tried-hide-misconduct-football-players-court-record-shows
In a 54-page filing (you can read it here), which was a response to a lawsuit against the school by a former staffer, there are accusations that Briles and other athletics officials attempted to cover up player misconduct.
http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/wacotrib.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/ac/bacc361a-e9b5-11e6-ad87-5fd2d6e674d8/5893e6dfbdcf3.pdf.pdf
In one instance, after a freshman defensive tackle was cited for illegal consumption of alcohol, Briles wrote in a text to an assistant coach, “Hopefully he’s under the radar enough they won’t mention his name—did he get ticket from Baylor police or Waco? Just trying to keep him away from our judicial affairs folks.” After a player was arrested for assault and threatening to kill a someone, the filing alleges a football staffer tried to talk the victim out of pressing charges, while Briles texted then-athletic director Ian McCaw that “Waco PD… said they were going to keep it quiet,” to which McCaw responded, “That would be great if they kept it quiet!” And after a masseuse asked the team to discipline a player who reportedly exposed himself and asked for favors during a massage, Briles’ first response was allegedly, “What kind of discipline… She a stripper?” The day before these allegations were filed, Briles dropped his libel lawsuit against Baylor.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/baylor/2017/02/01/ex-baylor-coach-art-briles-drops-libel-lawsuit-school-officials