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When Baylor assistant Jeff Lebby got caught violating NCAA rules by watching Oklahoma's game against Tulsa in Norman last Saturday from the Golden Hurricane's sideline, the incident prompted reactions fluctuating from outrage to protestations of innocence.
The Bears' camp pled ignorance and offered a bevy of excuses, claiming that Lebby gained no advantage by being on the sideline. Baylor coach Art Briles said the incident was “embarrassing" but denied knowing that Lebby, his son-in-law, would be attending the game. Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery, a former Bears assistant, said he has known Lebby since he was in sixth grade and made a mistake in leaving sideline passes for Lebby and his wife.
Around the Big 12, the opinions on the latest off-field incident involving Baylor were more unforgiving. Sooners coach Bob Stoops publicly echoed the feelings of many of the league's coaches and officials by expressing skepticism that Lebby's presence on the sideline was innocuous. "[It's] a pretty fundamental rule," Stoops said. "That's not allowed. I don't know what he was doing here."
The Bears' camp pled ignorance and offered a bevy of excuses, claiming that Lebby gained no advantage by being on the sideline. Baylor coach Art Briles said the incident was “embarrassing" but denied knowing that Lebby, his son-in-law, would be attending the game. Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery, a former Bears assistant, said he has known Lebby since he was in sixth grade and made a mistake in leaving sideline passes for Lebby and his wife.
Around the Big 12, the opinions on the latest off-field incident involving Baylor were more unforgiving. Sooners coach Bob Stoops publicly echoed the feelings of many of the league's coaches and officials by expressing skepticism that Lebby's presence on the sideline was innocuous. "[It's] a pretty fundamental rule," Stoops said. "That's not allowed. I don't know what he was doing here."
