We're about to find out how much Baylor values high-octane offenses and co-Big 12 championships.
Waco police arrested former Baylor defensive lineman Shawn Oakman last Wednesday on sexual assault charges from an alleged 2013 incident with a woman he met at a club. Oakman remains free on $25,000 bond, but evidence surfaced earlier this week Baylor knew about the arrest and allowed Oakman, who was no stranger to accusations of violence against women, to play the remainder of the season before charges were dropped.
This alone would be bad news for any program in America outside of Tallahassee. But unfortunately this is just the latest chapter.
Redditor ken_man assembled the "Comprehensive Baylor Timeline," and it's so damning it will make you wonder two things: 1) Where is the closest shower? and 2) How is Art Briles still employed?
It starts in October 2009 when Baylor police allegedly stonewalled multiple women accusing linebacker Tevin Elliott of rape within weeks. (Elliott is now doing a 20-year bid for his heinous crimes). One of Elliott's victims, a Baylor student-athlete, said Bethany McCraw, Baylor's chief judicial officer, acknowledged Briles was aware of previous accusations against Elliott.
... And that's just the beginning, and that's just the stuff we know about.
