By Shehan Jeyarajah, City Editor
Former Baylor football player Sam Ukwuachu made national news after he was convicted of sexual assault in Waco’s 54th State District Court on Aug. 20. Soon after the verdict, the media flocked to Waco.
Baylor president and chancellor Ken Starr announced the university would undergo an internal investigation. After law professor Jeremy Counsellor completed it, Starr announced the school will be evaluated by outside counsel.
Rumors swirled about how Baylor mishandled the case. There were rumblings that football coach Art Briles could be ousted. National columnists decided to make an example of the university, and make it the focus of collegiate sexual assault scrutiny.