Regents chairman says Baylor has contacted NCAA about possible violations, will cooperate

With the firing of coach Art Briles, Baylor has been in touch with the NCAA about possible rules violations, board of regents chairman Richard Willis said. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)Baylor has alerted the NCAA about possible rules violations stemming from its handling of sexual assault cases involving football players, outgoing board of regents chairman Richard Willis said Thursday.

"The university has made contact with the NCAA to initially discuss potential infractions and offer full cooperation," Willis said on a media teleconference.

In the wake of a report on sexual assaults at the school from Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton, the regent voted to suspend football coach…