The much-needed housecleaning and, hopefully, soul-searching at Baylor is apparently not limited to athletic and non-athletic administrators. Or head football coaches. Or staffers. Or recruits. And so on.
In mid-March, Bears running back Devin Chafin was arrested on a possession of marijuana charge and subsequently suspended. In mid-May, ESPN‘s Outside the Lines released yet another damning report on the BU football program, detailing, among other things, incidents two years ago in which it was alleged Chafin physically assaulted his then-girlfriend on at least two occasions.
From ESPN‘s report:In the April 2014 case, a woman told Waco police that Bears running back Devin Chafin grabbed her arm and slammed it against a car, in front of teammates and another witness. She provided photos of bruises on her arm to police. She told police that, weeks earlier, Chafin had grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against a wall, then threw her to the floor and kicked her, according to a police report.
In the police report, the officer wrote that the woman was uncertain about pressing charges, and no legal action was taken.
Wednesday, BU officials confirmed that Chafin has been dismissed from the university’s football program. No specific reason for the dismissal was given.
“Bad judgment, like a lot of us do,” deposed head coach Art Briles said around the time of Chafin’s suspension, indicating that the player was on a path to return to his then-team.
In 2015, Chafin was third on the team with 578 yards rushing, and was second in rushing touchdowns with nine. He also caught a touchdown pass.
The 6-0, 225-pound Chafin would’ve been a fifth-year senior in 2016 at Baylor.