Former Baylor football coach Art Briles sued three school regents and a vice president for libel and slander, accusing them of falsely stating that Briles knew of reported sexual assaults and alleged gang rapes by his former players and didn't report them to police.
Briles, who claimed in a June court filing that Baylor wrongfully terminated him, now says Baylor officials conspired to damage his reputation and keep him from getting another coaching job, according to the lawsuit obtained by The Dallas Morning News.
The suit, which names board of regents chairman Ronald Murff, regents J.