The Big 12 may have power to kick Baylor out of the conference
The Title IX lawsuit filed Tuesday against Baylor is the latest chapter in a disturbing story involving members of the football team when Art Briles was coach.
Baylor’s sexual-assault scandal has resulted in the imprisonment of former Bears linebacker Tevin Elliott and six other Title IX lawsuits against the school. One suit claimed 52 women had been raped by 31 Baylor football players, while Tuesday’s allegation said gang rapes were a “bonding experience” for the football players.
The NCAA is investigating Baylor, ESPN reported, and Tuesday’s suit led to a fresh round of calls for the NCAA to give Baylor’s football team the “death penalty.” But that action could have the unintended consequence of hurting the rest of the Big 12. Eliminating Baylor’s football program, even temporarily, would leave eight conference games for each school, and trying to fill that extra contest each season could be troublesome.
That said, the Big 12 has the option to kick Baylor out of the conference based on the league’s bylaws. Specifically, Section 1.3.2 regards “institutional control.” It states: “Each Member accepts the primary responsibility for the administration of rules and regulations, for investigating known or alleged violations at that institution, and for taking prompt and effective corrective actions where violations have occurred.”
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