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Big 12 to withhold cut of Baylor's future revenue until its assured of changes

The Big 12 board announced Wednesday that it will withhold 25 percent of future revenue distribution payments to Baylor, pending an outcome of third-party verification review of required changes to the school's "athletics procedures and to institutional governance of its intercollegiate athletics programs."

"The Board is unified in establishing a process to verify that proper institutional controls are in place and sustainable," Oklahoma president and Big 12 board chair David Boren said in a statement. "By taking these actions the board desires to ensure that the changes that were promised are actually made and that systems are in place to avoid future problems.