A report by one website says Baylor University is prepared to remove president Ken Starr after the latest allegations involving football players.
In recent years, more and more attention has been paid to a perceived lack of discipline toward football players at major college programs and arrest records. Police departments in some cities have come under fire for not prosecuting players, while coaches and schools are taking heat for not disciplining players more when they are arrested.
One such place is Baylor University, which was rocked again last week by an Outside the Lines report from ESPN regarding whether the police in Waco, Texas covered up the arrests of prominent players. It comes after several years of players for the Baylor Bears being accused of (and in some cases, convicted) of assault and domestic violence cases, including some sexual.
Now, a report from HornsDigest.com (a site for the Big 12 rival Texas Longhorns) is saying that sources think school president Ken Starr is going to be the one taking the blame and losing his job over everything:
"One source said it was possible Starr, an attorney, could be reassigned to a new role in the Baylor law school without having his pay reduced. But it was unclear if Starr would indeed receive a new post on the Waco campus after a final vote of the regents or if he’d simply be terminated, sources said.The only thing that is clear, according to sources, is that Starr – not (head coach Art) Briles – is going to be the fall guy for the school’s inaction after at least six Baylor female students reported they were raped or assaulted by BU football players from 2009 through April 3, 2016."
Baylor has been under fire following the arrests and convictions of such former players as Tevin Elliott, who was alleged by five different women and tried in two cases (where he was convicted and is serving a 20 year sentence). Recently, former defensive end Sam Ukwuachu was convicted of raping a female athlete at the school (after transferring from Boise State where he was involved in an alleged assault case there).
The school reportedly is not waiting for an independent report from a firm hired by Baylor to investigate the handling of such cases. It will be interesting to see what punishment, if any, does get handed down to the coaching staff, including Briles, once that report is finalized.
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