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James, No. 9 TE recruit, decommits from Baylor
- Updated: May 26, 2016
4:57 PM ET
Hours after Baylor announced it will dismiss coach Art Briles in response to the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations made against students, the Bears lost a key member of their 2017 recruiting class.
Kedrick James, a 6-foot-5, 245-pound tight end from Waco (Texas) La Vega High School, announced on Twitter on Thursday afternoon that he was backing away from his longtime commitment to Baylor because of Briles’ departure.
Due to the departure of Coach Briles, I’d like to open my recruiting and decommit from Baylor. Thank u Baylor staff esp Coach Lebby & Bedell
— Kedrick James (@kedrickjames044) May 26, 2016
James, the nation’s ninth-ranked tight end and the No. 259-player in the ESPN 300, originally pledged to the Bears in July 2015 and was the third-highest-ranked recruit in the Bears’ class.
Even before the news of Briles’ pending dismissal, James had been …
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