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Briles said he personally spoke to former Boise State coach Chris Petersen about Ukwuachu, who was convicted of an Oct. 2013 sexual assault on Thursday. Briles said Petersen, who dismissed Ukwuachu for violating team rules, did not mention anything “beyond Sam being depressed” and “needing to come home.”
Petersen, now the head coach at Washington, refuted those comments in a statement released Friday afternoon.
“After Sam Ukwuachu was dismissed from the Boise State football program and expressed an interest in transferring to Baylor, I initiated a call with coach Art Briles,” Petersen said. “In that conversation, I thoroughly apprised Coach Briles of the circumstances surrounding Sam’s disciplinary record and dismissal.”
Briles said he personally spoke to former Boise State coach Chris Petersen about Ukwuachu, who was convicted of an Oct. 2013 sexual assault on Thursday. Briles said Petersen, who dismissed Ukwuachu for violating team rules, did not mention anything “beyond Sam being depressed” and “needing to come home.”
Petersen, now the head coach at Washington, refuted those comments in a statement released Friday afternoon.
“After Sam Ukwuachu was dismissed from the Boise State football program and expressed an interest in transferring to Baylor, I initiated a call with coach Art Briles,” Petersen said. “In that conversation, I thoroughly apprised Coach Briles of the circumstances surrounding Sam’s disciplinary record and dismissal.”
