One portion of the Sam Ukwuachu story concerns Baylor head coach Art Briles and what he knew before accepting the troubling Boise State transfer, who'd go on to be convicted for sexually assaulting a BU student.

Briles and former BSU head coach Chris Petersen appear to disagree over how much information was exchanged when the two spoke, with Briles saying Petersen "did not disclose that there had been violence toward women, but he did tell me of a rocky relationship [Ukwuachu had] with his girlfriend."

According to Sports Illustrated's Thayer Evans and Pete Thamel, one other school was able to learn more than that:

Florida considered taking Ukwuachu in May 2013, but then-Gators coach Will Muschamp decided against it after a Boise State athletic department employee detailed Ukwuachu's troubles with a girlfriend, according to two former Florida athletic department employees. That included the former freshman All-America defensive end's alleged physical abuse of his girlfriend and an allegation that Ukwuachu put his fist through a window while drunk at the couple's home, one of the ex-staffers said. (Ukwuachu was not charged in either incident.) "There was no way," one of the former Florida employees told The Inside Read of Ukwuachu. "[Muschamp] wouldn't touch him."

It's worth noting that Florida's offensive coordinator at the time was Brent Pease, who'd spent the previous decade at Boise State. It's conceivable UF could have used that relationship to obtain information from "a Boise State athletic department employee," which might or might not be a coach.

(It's also worth noting that Evans does not have a perfect record of reporting Big 12 news. In fact, it's bad. Alligator Army also raises Florida-specific notes here.)

Anyone convinced Briles should be fired will be emboldened by this report. Anyone convinced Briles did nothing wrong will find reason to dispute the whole thing. Anyone waiting to learn more before making conclusions about Briles might be waiting a long time.

Meanwhile, there are clear problems that need fixing and that are more obvious at this point than the amount of blame the football coach deserves.

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Update: Here's a pretty important statement, as far as this part of the story goes.

The incidents and factors that contributed to Sam Ukwuachu's dismissal from the Boise State football team had nothing to do with accusations of any sexual assaults or with accusations that he physically assaulted any women. However, federal laws protecting privacy prohibit Boise State from releasing information about ​what did result in his dismissal from the Boise State University football team. Boise State University never received any reports nor had any knowledge of Sam Ukwuachu being involved in any accusations of sexual assault before or during his time at Boise State.