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Editor’s note: This piece has been updated below to reflect that Samuel Ukwuachu was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault on August 20, 2015.
In early June, Baylor defensive coordinator Phil Bennett was a guest speaker at a luncheon in Fort Worth for the Baylor Sports Network. During his speech, he dropped a bit of long-anticipated information about the team’s plans: He expected defensive end Sam Ukwuachu a Freshman All-American who transferred in 2013 from Boise State to Baylor only to miss 2014, his first eligible season with the Bears, for unspecified reasons to finally take the field. It was a significant announcement for a program that’s a favorite pick to clinch one of four College Football Playoff spots, and it was reported by a breathless sports media eager to talk up head coach Art Briles’ program. No one questioned Bennett’s assertion that Ukwuachu was expected to play even though Ukwuachu was due to stand t
Texas Appeals court rejects ex-BU playerâs motion for a rehearing Sam Ukwuachu (left) and his attorney, William Bratton III of Dallas, after a hearing in May 2020. (Source: John Carroll) By Staff | January 13, 2021 at 4:13 PM CST - Updated January 13 at 7:11 PM
AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) -
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Wednesday rejected a motion filed by the attorney representing former Baylor University football player Sam Ukwuachu seeking a rehearing after the court reinstated Ukwuachuâs 2015 rape conviction for a second time and remanded the case to Wacoâs 10th Court of Appeals in a ruling issued on Nov. 18, 2020.
Ukwuachuâs attorney, William Bratton, filed the
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itself out. number one, a university have a title nine coordinator to get those complaints. not that they didn t do it, but the issue will remain how they did it. did they conduct an adequate investigation? a lot of people would say no. why? because there is a preponderance of the evidence standard. not beyond a reasonable doubt standard as we have in court. and even under that standard, it was found that nothing, no action was taken and then you look further into it in terms of the victim, and apparently, the statute also says no retaliation. well, as allegations that her scholarship was reduce and allegations she had to transfer as a result of that. and so all of these things, title nine protects a victim from having to transfer. the victim needs to be accommodated and issues whether ukwuachu had contact with her.
how is it possible they did not know? it s a story that, of course, is still unfolding because critics right now, want to know how he even got on campus in the first place. the 22-year-old former all-american was dismissed from boise state before transferring to baylor. he didn t play at all last season. as victor said, head coach art briles didn t say why. in the meantime, baylor has released a statement in part saying maintaining a safe and caring community is central to baylor s commission and heart of the commission to our students and faculty and staff. as of right now, that is what we have got, virg. we will see if we get answers coming soon. we have joey jackson with us, hln legal analyst. joey, an awful lot of criticisms about the sentence here. sam ukwuachu facing allegations.