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The real facts behind Grambling State's indefensible Art Briles hire

Art Briles is back in college football, and no matter how hard anyone at Grambling State tries, this is a decision that cannot be explained away.

Especially not the way Grambling State's athletic director is attempting to do so.

In puzzling comments to ESPN, Trayvean Scott said he is "rooted in fact" in defending his decision to hire Briles as the football team's new offensive coordinator on Thursday -- a statement that seems to indicate the absolute opposite. In case Scott has not read up on the man he is welcoming into his university, let's get to some actual facts:

Baylor fired then-head coach Briles in 2016 after an independent investigation by law firm Pepper Hamilton into the school's handling of sexual violence allegations revealed a football program where players were "above the rules" with "no culture of accountability for misconduct.