This just isn't about NCAA violations. When it comes to the suppression of charges in sexual assault cases against athletes, we have hit new territory. Not one but two institutions are involved in this case. And the way they have set themselves up, it is one against another; there is no possibility in this situation that one organization is not culpable in suppression of information under Title IX guidelines. Hell, it may even be every "man" for '
his-self', because before this is through, the NCAA could be stuck it the middle of all this as well!
The situation here is that the suppression of evidence shouts conspiracy, (between members of Baylor's Admin and Coaching Staff, the 'Waco' police (intentional) and possibly others. The others could be BSU, and Chris Petersen! And instead of NCAA sanctions, what culpability does the NCAA have? They obviously cleared this athlete to transfer.
CNN has a good long rundown; I will just post the link for those interested. But it is well detailed and fairly comprehensive :
Sam Ukwuachu guilty: What did Baylor know before? - CNN.com
Bottom line you have this from opposing coaches on either side of the BSU-BU transfer :
Chris Petersen -- now the head coach at the University of Washington -- was Boise State's head football coach when Ukwuachu was a member of the Broncos. In a statement Friday, he said he had reached out to Briles about Ukwuachu transferring.
"After Sam Ukwuachu was dismissed from the Boise State football program and expressed an interest in transferring to Baylor, I initiated a call with coach Art Briles," Peterson said in the statement. "In that conversation, I thoroughly apprised Coach Briles of the circumstances surrounding Sam's disciplinary record and dismissal."
Max Olson @max_olson 7m7 minutes ago
Art Briles emphatically denied he was aware of Sam Ukwuachu's violence issues at Boise State, said "there's no truth" to that accusation.
"I talked with Chris Petersen personally," said Briles to reporters on Friday morning. "No mention of anything beyond Sam being depressed, needing to come home."
Peterson, now at Washington,*released a statement of his own on Friday afternoon contradicting Briles. Peterson stated that he let Briles know everything about Ukwuachu.
"After Sam Ukwuachu was dismissed from the Boise State football program and expressed interest in transferring to Baylor, I initiated a call with coach Art Briles," said Peterson in a statement. "In that conversation, I thoroughly apprised Coach Briles of the circumstances surrounding Sam's disciplinary record and dismissal."
