Baylor's Heath Nielsen resigns a day after being cleared of assault charges

Written By Ron Clements
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Heath Nielsen is leaving Baylor after 17 years.

Baylor's associate athletic director who worked directly with the Baylor football program and media tweeted Thursday that he has resigned his position a day after assault charges against him were dismissed.

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A grand jury in Waco, Texas, declined to indict Nielsen, who had been charged with assaulting a reporter on the field following the football team's 62-55 home loss to TCU on Nov. 5. 

"The jury returned a no bill, which means they refused to indict the case," Nielsen's lawyer, Michelle Simpson Tuegel, told ESPN on Wednesday. "The evidence was not consistent with what the complainant alleged. It did not show an assault as the accuser had claimed."

ESPN and other outlets reported Wednesday that Nielsen had been dismissed by the school, but he said in his statement that he was grateful for his time at Baylor and that it was "an honor to work alongside" his colleagues.