Baylor Football Coach Fired

The team announced hours later that he wouldnt join the team.

Baylor football coach fired. In may baylors firing of head coach art briles came alongside a report by a third party law firm that unnamed football coaches or staff met directly with a complainant as in a person. Owner bob young acknowledged the team made a major blunder in hiring briles. Baylor has suspended head coach art briles with intent to terminate amid the controversy over the schools handling of rape allegations involving football players the school announcedon. The canadian football leagues hamilton tiger cats hired briles as an assistant head coach in august 2017.

Briles is currently coaching a semi pro team in italy. He hasnt coached anywhere else since his firing by baylor back in late may of 2016. Briles will return from overseas to take over the high. It also led to the resignation of the title ix coordinator patty crawford.

Baylor assistant strength coach brandon washington fired after solicitation charge feb 6 2017 max olson espn staff writer baylor has fired newly hired assistant strength coach brandon washington. The east texas town of about 3000 people was the first football program in north america to hire briles after he was fired from baylor amidst a sexual assault scandal three years before. The school announced thursday it. The 61 year old briles was fired in may 2016 by baylor after an investigation by a law firm found that over several years the school mishandled numerous sexual assault allegations including some.

Baylor also fired football coach art briles and placed athletic director ian mccaw on probation after an external investigation found the actions of football staff and athletics leadership in some instances posed a risk to campus safety and the integrity of the university.