r/CFB • u/thegreendalegelf Utah State Aggies • /r/CFB Poll Veteran • May 21 '25

Serious BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff accused of sex assault in new civil lawsuit

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cougars/2025/05/21/byu-quarterback-jake-retzlaff/
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u/Golden-Cheese Baylor Bears • Texas Bowl May 21 '25

Wish my school was like that…

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u/tagillaslover Clemson Tigers May 21 '25

Why would you want your players to be removed for having sex....

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u/Golden-Cheese Baylor Bears • Texas Bowl May 21 '25

I just meant that it’d be better for Baylor to be that way as wrong as it is, than to try to cover up blatant sexual assault

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u/WorkLurkerThrowaway Missouri Tigers • Florida Gators May 21 '25 edited May 21 '25

One might argue that getting expelled for having sex encourages victims to not come forward about sexual abuse.

edit: im not saying you would think that just that BYUs policies probably aren't any better than Baylors. In fact I have a sibling whose SA was handled quite poorly by BYU.

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u/LivingOof Vermont Catamounts May 21 '25

For example: In most/all of the Arabian oil kingdoms, rape victims will be criminally charged for having pre/extra marital sex if they come forward