Out of the ugly ashes of this Baylor mess comes a needed change to the transaction trade in college sports. Following the SEC, the Big 12 is presenting a rule that will keep schools from accepting a transfer who was dismissed from a prior school because of “serious misconduct.”

“I thoroughly support the new rule,” said WVU president E. Gordon Gee.

“I was supportive,” said Lyons. “We still have to get the language down and get it through our faculty reps, but, conceptually, we all agreed we need some type of language similar to that of the SEC.”

On Tuesday, WVU football coach Dana Holgorsen was asked about the situation.

“Whatever is happening outside of here is not for me to talk about,” Holgorsen said. “But we’ve always done the same thing. We’ve done background checks on guys based on high school coaches, junior college coaches and former coaches. We put everything in our administration’s hands. If there is an issue, then we make a decision on what is best for the university collectively.”

“You have to look at it case by case,” Lyons said, “but in our climate I expect my staff to look closely. Coaches make us aware of issues and the administration makes the call. I’m confident we’ve had steps in place.”