Normally the Mailbag is a fun, breezy column. Unfortunately, the biggest story in college football right now is anything but. Stewart: Now that the national media is paying attention to the Baylor sexual assaults scandal … Even though it appears university president Ken Starr will take the initial fall, can Art Briles survive at Baylor? If so, what will it be like for him and the team on the road (or maybe even at home) during the season? — David, Houston It all depends on what degree of culpability is assigned to Briles in the Pepper Hamilton report that Baylor’s board recently received and, the school announced Tuesday, will respond to by June 3. We don’t yet know what conclusions the investigators reached. But based on the many publicized accounts out there from alleged Baylor rape victims, I’d expect lots of accounts of mind-numbing negligence/incompetence on the part of university administrators charged with handling students’ sexual assault complaints. And that’s regardless of whether the accused students were football players. In which case Starr, the head administrator, has to go. …
Continue Reading: Mailbag: Can Art Briles still be Baylor’s coach after this mess?
