Art Briles is already on the hunt for another job after getting the boot the from Cfl -- and his lawyer tells TMZ Sports he's obviously upset with the way things went down in Canada. "Coach is disappointed that he won't be helping the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but knows he will be coaching again," attorney Mark Lanier tells us. "He is optimistic that at some point, there will be full disclosure and his name will be restored.
- 8/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Cfl team that hired (and then fired) disgraced ex-Baylor coach Art Briles is calling the whole situation a "large and serious mistake" ... and they're apologizing to their fans. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats initially hired Briles as an offensive coordinator -- only to let him go less than 24 hours later after talking it over with the league. Briles oversaw the Baylor football program during a period in which investigators say people who accused the players of...
- 8/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Well, that was quick ... Art Briles' stint as an offensive coordinator for the Cfl's Hamilton Tiger-Cats is already over -- after the team and the league decided getting into bed with the disgraced former Baylor coach was a bad idea. The Cfl and Ticats issued a joint statement saying "Art Briles will no longer be joining the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a coach. We came to this decision this evening following a lengthy discussion between...
- 8/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Art Briles-- the guy who was fired from Baylor amid one of the biggest scandals in Ncaa history -- just found a new coaching job ... in Canada. Briles will essentially be a glorified offensive coordinator for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He'll be working for June Jones, former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Of course, Briles was booted from Baylor in shame in 2016 after an investigation showed high-ranking Baylor officials retaliated against people who tried...
- 8/28/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
A federal lawsuit filed this week by a former Baylor University volleyball player alleges she was gang-raped by as many as eight men in an off-campus apartment in February 2012 as part of a hazing ritual, People confirms.
In its most pointed accusation, the suit alleges “the gang rapes were considered a ‘bonding’ experience for the football players” and were part of a “system of hazing their freshman recruits” initiated by Baylor football players, who had their recruits invite freshmen women to house parties hosted by members of the team.
“At these parties, the girls would be drugged and gang raped,...
In its most pointed accusation, the suit alleges “the gang rapes were considered a ‘bonding’ experience for the football players” and were part of a “system of hazing their freshman recruits” initiated by Baylor football players, who had their recruits invite freshmen women to house parties hosted by members of the team.
“At these parties, the girls would be drugged and gang raped,...
- 5/18/2017
- by Jeff Truesdell
- PEOPLE.com
More vile allegations involving the Baylor football team ... this time a former Baylor women's volleyball player claims she was gang raped by a group of football players in 2012. The woman, who identifies herself as Jane Doe, has sued the University -- claiming she was "brutally gang raped by at least four and, according to some reports, as many as eight, Baylor football players." The woman notes Art Briles was the head coach at the time.
- 5/17/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Newly uncovered text messages allegedly sent by ex-Baylor coach Art Briles show how poorly he handled situations where his football players were involved with drugs, guns and even an incident where a player exposed himself to a woman at a spa. Read more...
- 2/3/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Art Briles claims he did Not hide knowledge of alleged rapes by Baylor football players while he was the head coach ... and now he's suing 4 Baylor officials claiming they conspired to throw him under the bus. Briles -- who was fired back in May -- just sued 3 school regents and a vice president for libel and slander. In his suit, Briles says he was not made aware of the numbers the regents released to the...
- 12/9/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-Baylor head coach Art Briles is apologizing for the way he handled the school's rape scandal ... saying he knows he "did wrong" and vows to be better in the future. In an interview with Espn Briles said he's aware "bad things" happened during his tenure in Waco ... and now realizes he failed the school, because the buck stopped with him. "I understand I made some mistakes, I was wrong. I was the captain of this ship.
- 9/8/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Fired Baylor head football coach Art Briles has broken his silence after getting the ax ... admitting he has "certainly made mistakes" during his coaching career ... and wishes he could get a do-over. Briles -- along with several athletic dept. staffers -- was terminated in the wake of an investigation that proved Baylor was protecting football players in the wake of sexual assault allegations and in some cases retaliating against female students who dared to come forward.
- 6/2/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Another huge blow to the Baylor football program -- a top high school Qb has decommitted from the school ... after head coach Art Briles got the chop. Kellen Mond -- a top rated duel threat Qb from Florida -- had previously committed to attend Baylor after his senior season in 2017. But moments ago, he announced that the deal is off ... saying, "After further discussion with my family, I have made the decision to decommit from Baylor University.
- 6/1/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Baylor football head coach Art Briles has been fired -- in the midst of allegations that several of his football players were accused of sexual assault on his watch ... but essentially no action was taken by the school. Baylor president Ken Starr has also been removed from his position -- and will instead serve as Chancellor "on terms that are still being discussed." Additional members of the administration and athletics program have also been dismissed.
- 5/26/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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