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OU football: Lincoln Riley addresses recent allegations against Kennedy Brooks

NORMAN — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley addressed the Title IX investigation involving running back Kennedy Brooks on Saturday, the day after Brooks' accuser, OU student Mallory Jech, detailed a story of Brooks physically and mentally abusing her.

Riley spoke less than an hour after the university released a lengthy statement explaining the confidentiality of Title IX investigations. Riley was asked if he was pleased with the university's handling of Brooks, and if he would take further action.

"I've got to refer back to that university statement," Riley said. "As I said in Arlington, they are the people that handle that, and we gotta have respect for that process and how it goes on.