IRVING -- Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby chose his words carefully when asked about Mount Vernon's hire of Art Briles last week.

"I don't presume to know any of the details about it," Bowlsby said Friday at the end of Big 12 spring meetings. "I was surprised when I heard that was going to happen. It will be interesting to see how it plays itself out."

Briles was fired at Baylor in 2016 after an internal investigation into how the school and the football program handled sexual assaults.

Baylor President Linda Livingstone briefed the Big 12 board of directors Friday on the school's progress as well as the status of investigations involving the NCAA, Title IX and the Texas Rangers.

The result of the NCAA's probe into Baylor and any resulting penalties may not be known until late summer.

"It's an institutional process," Bowlsby said. "It's one that we monitor. Baylor has done a good job of keeping us informed. I think in doing so they're meeting their obligations to the conference."

Bowlsby praised Livingstone, who was hired after the scandal brought down former President Ken Starr.

"I think President Livingstone has done a tremendous job of leading Baylor through a difficult time and they're clearly making progress," Bowlsby said.

"She and her staff and the board leadership are to be congratulated. They're moving ahead."

Baylor will receive a full share of the Big 12's $38.8 million conference revenue for the first time since the conference decided to withhold 25% of the school's revenue in February 2017.

Briefly: Bowlsby said the Big 12 board heard a report on the College Football Playoff after five years, saying the timing was right. "I think we'd all agree that it's highly functional. Is it optimal?" Bowlsby said. "We didn't come to any closure on it but we discussed it and talked about all the other components that go along with it." ... TCU Chancellor Victor Boschini is the new chairman of the Big 12 board of directors, replacing Gee, who took a very effective, proactive approach in the role.

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