Texas Monthly article on Baylor
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 2:51 pm
Not very good publicity for Briles and his team:
http://www.texasmonthly.com/article/sil ... ORtsR.dpuf
Silence at Baylor
A much-talked-about football player at Baylor University-whom coaches "expect back" this fall-is currently on trial for the sexual assault of a fellow student. Questions now swirl around what the program knew and when they knew it.
In early June, Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Bennett was a guest speaker at a luncheon in Fort Worth for the Baylor Sports Network. During his speech, he dropped a bit of long-anticipated information about the team’s plans: He expected defensive end Sam Ukwuachu-a Freshman All-American who transferred in 2013 from Boise State to Baylor only to miss 2014, his first eligible season with the Bears, for unspecified reasons-to finally take the field. It was a significant announcement for a program that’s a favorite pick to clinch one of four College Football Playoff spots, and it was reported by a breathless sports media eager to talk up head coach Art Briles’ program. No one questioned Bennett’s assertion that Ukwuachu was expected to play-even though Ukwuachu was due to stand trial in Waco for sexual assault in just a few weeks, and if convicted, could spend up to twenty years in prison.
To read this article in its entirety, CLICK HERE.
http://www.texasmonthly.com/article/sil ... ORtsR.dpuf
Silence at Baylor
A much-talked-about football player at Baylor University-whom coaches "expect back" this fall-is currently on trial for the sexual assault of a fellow student. Questions now swirl around what the program knew and when they knew it.
In early June, Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Bennett was a guest speaker at a luncheon in Fort Worth for the Baylor Sports Network. During his speech, he dropped a bit of long-anticipated information about the team’s plans: He expected defensive end Sam Ukwuachu-a Freshman All-American who transferred in 2013 from Boise State to Baylor only to miss 2014, his first eligible season with the Bears, for unspecified reasons-to finally take the field. It was a significant announcement for a program that’s a favorite pick to clinch one of four College Football Playoff spots, and it was reported by a breathless sports media eager to talk up head coach Art Briles’ program. No one questioned Bennett’s assertion that Ukwuachu was expected to play-even though Ukwuachu was due to stand trial in Waco for sexual assault in just a few weeks, and if convicted, could spend up to twenty years in prison.
To read this article in its entirety, CLICK HERE.