The CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats have hired former Baylor coach Art Briles as the team's assistant head coach offence, according to an announcement by the team.
Hamilton recently appointed former SMU coach June Jones as the team's new head coach.
Nowhere in the Tiger-Cats' 389-word release announcing Briles' hire was anything about Briles' past issues at Baylor mentioned.
Briles coached at Baylor for eight seasons before being fired amid a sexual assault scandal in May of 2016.
"We were horrified by the extent of these acts of sexual violence on our campus. This investigation revealed the University's mishandling of reports in what should have been a supportive, responsive and caring environment for students," Richard Willis, chair of the Baylor Board of Regents, said in the school's news release that outlined key findings of an independent and external review conducted by Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton. "The depth to which these acts occurred shocked and outraged us. Our students and their families deserve more, and we have committed our full attention to improving our processes, establishing accountability and ensuring appropriate actions are taken to support former, current and future students."
