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The hits just keep on coming for Baylor.
The Big 12 announced Wednesday morning that its Board of Directors voted unanimously to withhold one-quarter of future revenue distribution payments to Baylor University, pending the outcome of third-party verification review of required changes to Baylor’s athletics procedures and to institutional governance of its intercollegiate athletics programs, among other matters.
Or in other words, the conference will keep 25 percent of the Big 12’s ample television and bowl revenue from Baylor until they clean their house up after the sordid saga of Art Briles and his football program.
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“The Board is unified in establishing a process to verify that proper institutional controls are in place and sustainable,” Oklahoma president and Big 12 Board of Directors chairman David Boren said. “Effective immediately, the Conference is withholding 25 percent of Baylor’s share of any future revenue distribution until the proper execution of controls is independently verified.
“By taking these actions the Board desires to ensure that the changes that were promised are actually made and that systems are in place to avoid future problems. The proportional withholding of revenue distribution payments will be in effect until the Board has determined that Baylor is in compliance with Conference bylaws and regulations as well as all components of Title IX.”
Baylor was not included in the Board vote and will be responsible for all associated costs.
This is an extremely significant action by the rest of the Big 12 schools, highlighting how disappointed they are in Baylor’s mess.
And they figure the best way to punish the wayward school is by hitting them in the pocketbook.
Tgriffin@express-news.net
Twitter: @TimGriffinBig12
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