Art Briles Requests Judge Remove Him from Baylor Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Former Baylor head football coach Art Briles filed a motion on Wednesday to remove his name as a defendant from a lawsuit that alleges the school didn't respond to a woman who said she was sexual assaulted by a football player.

The Associated Press' Jim Vertuno reported the news, indicating Briles' motion to a federal judge says the claims against him are based on hearsay.

According to Vertuno, Briles' motion says, in compliance with state and federal law, he can't be sued as an individual in a lawsuit against the university

Briles was fired in May in the aftermath of Baylor's sexual assault scandal, which featured multiple instances in which the school failed to adequately investigate alleged instances of sexual violence. Some Baylor players were also implicated in domestic violence allegations.

In the particular lawsuit Briles has been involved in, the family of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted told Briles one of his players was a sexual predator, but Briles ignored the information, per Vertuno.