Report: NCAA investigation digging deep into Baylor scandal

The NCAA investigation at Baylor is taking a deep look at whether NCAA rules were broken during the sexual assault scandal that has enveloped the school, according to an ESPN Outside the Lines report by Pauala Lavigne and Mark Schlabach.

Investigators from the NCAA enforcement division aren't yet looking into specific infractions, but are attempting to ascertain as much information about potential rules violations as possible, including whether potential recruits received impermissible benefits. Former Baylor administrators, title IX investigators, and some alleged assault victims have already been interviewed as part of the investigation, according to the report.

The NCAA enforcement team is also looking into other illegal benefits that could have been provided to Bears football players. This includes potentially aiding players in getting legal representation for their cases, though the specifics of any potential aid would determine if there was wrongdoing.

"I doubt very much that most students have anybody available to steer them to legal counsel," Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby told ESPN. "It's the kind of thing that will raise the antenna of NCAA investigators, that those are exactly the kind of things that are athletic-related that the NCAA's investigation will certainly look into."