Baylor will be without two offensive assistants for its game against Lamar on Saturday.
The program announced that offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kendal Briles (son of head coach Art Briles) and wide receivers coach Tate Wallis are suspended for the game due to an NCAA violation.
The program said in a statement that the violation “related to evaluations of prospective student-athletes during the spring 2015 recruiting period.” The coaches won't participate in game day activities or attend the game at McLane Stadium.
“We want to stay within the NCAA’s guidelines and are taking this action in accordance with the NCAA’s new penalty structure,” Art Briles said in a statement. “Kendal and Tate have cooperated fully throughout this process and we look forward to having them resume their coaching duties next week. We will continue to work closely with our compliance staff to ensure that future violations are avoided.”
According to a report from SI.com, the two coaches were “accused of impermissible contact with recruits at spring games and a track meet.”
[Check out Dr. Saturday on Tumblr for things you won’t see on the blog]
Kendal Briles had previously been investigated for impermissible contact with recruits in 2014, but was eventually cleared by the NCAA. He has been on his father’s staff since 2008 and was promoted to offensive coordinator prior to the 2014 Cotton Bowl after Philip Montgomery left Baylor to become the head coach at Tulsa.
Wallis is in his first season as wide receivers coach but has been with the Baylor program in various capacities since 2010.
Baylor, ranked fourth in the nation, won its season opener 56-21 on the road at SMU last Friday.
For more Baylor news, visit SicEmSports.com.
- - - - - - -
Sam Cooper is a contributor for the Yahoo Sports blogs. Have a tip? Email him or follow him on Twitter!