Baylor AD and CFP Chair Mack Rhoades investigated for alleged sideline altercation with player, coach

Baylor Athletics Director and College Football Playoff seat Mack Rhoades has been astatine the halfway of a schoolhouse probe into an alleged verbal and carnal altercation with a shot subordinate and adjunct coach.

OutKick spoke to galore sources regarding this incident, and are protecting their identities due to the fact that of fearfulness of aboriginal retribution regarding this matter.

On September 20th, arsenic Baylor was preparing to play Arizona State successful a Big 12 league game, choky extremity Michael Trigg was preparing to instrumentality the tract for the opening bid against the Sun Devils. As portion of the azygous that day, Trigg was wearing a long-sleeved yellowish garment that was being utilized to screen a brace helium was wearing connected his shoulder.

Tight extremity Michael Trigg (1) of the Baylor Bears celebrates a touchdown against the UCF Knights astatine McLane Stadium successful Waco, Texas, connected Nov. 1, 2025. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Sources archer OutKick that diversion manager Mack Rhoades went up to Trigg arsenic the shot was being kicked disconnected to commencement the game, and portion putting his hands connected the subordinate asked him ‘What the f--- are you wearing that yellowish garment for?'. Along the sidelines earlier the game, aggregate assistants were astir erstwhile this incidental occurred, arsenic it occurred successful a little span of time.

The timing of this incidental stood retired the most, fixed that the discourtesy was acceptable to instrumentality the tract for the opening thrust against Arizona State. This incidental festered passim the game, arsenic adjunct coaches were trying to calm Michael Trigg down regarding the incidental that had occurred conscionable arsenic Arizona State was kicking the shot disconnected to Baylor.

Trigg would spell connected to drawback 2 touchdowns, with a full of 71 yards connected the day, with Baylor losing connected a last-second tract extremity by Arizona State.

It should besides beryllium noted that erstwhile Baylor adjunct manager Mason Miller, who near the squad owed to what Dave Aranda called a ‘personal matter’, is not the manager that was confronted by AD Mack Rhoades.

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University of Missouri-Columbia Athletic Director Mack Rhoades speaks to the media during a quality league connected field arsenic University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe resigned amid protests implicit radical tensions astatine the assemblage successful Columbia, Missouri, connected Nov. 9, 2015. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Immediately pursuing the game, arsenic the players were making their mode astir the tract to convey fans, on with convening for the schoolhouse song, Mack Rhoades was allegedly lasting down Trigg and different coaches. This is erstwhile the concern took different turn, with an adjunct manager being involved.

Multiple witnesses archer OutKick that portion Trigg went to beryllium with his family, an adjunct manager was visiting with his family, erstwhile AD Mack Rhoades allegedly came up from down and grabbed the assistant's limb and, subsequently, his enarthrosis and cervix area. According to sources, Rhoades past allegedly proceeded to verbally accost the adjunct coach, which was witnessed by aggregate Baylor unit members wrong the diversion department, on with household members.

OutKick has obtained HR complaints filed successful effect to the incident, which are filed anonymously to support their identities that did shed airy connected the incidental successful question regarding the pupil athlete.

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According to aggregate sources, an probe into the incidental was launched, wherever shot unit members and diversion section staffers contiguous during some instances were questioned regarding the incident.

It was made known during the probe that determination was video grounds of the alleged incidental successful question.

Since Baylor is simply a backstage college, OutKick has not been capable to get this video that would travel from cameras astir McLane stadium.

Investigation Into Alleged Incidents By Mack Rhoades

The Baylor Bears tally onto the tract earlier the crippled against the UCF Knights astatine McLane Stadium successful Waco, Texas, connected Nov. 1, 2025. (Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)

University officials did motorboat an probe into this matter, with the alleged actions of Mack Rhoades being the focal point. There were aggregate witnesses to the 2nd incidental successful question, arsenic unit members of the AD recognized that this was playing retired successful a nationalist setting, and the optics of this would not beryllium good.

At first, Trigg and the adjunct manager were asked to apologize to Rhoades for the incidental successful question, until diversion section members realized that it should've been the different mode around, with Rhoades apologizing to the subordinate and adjunct coach.

There were upwards of 8 radical who witnessed the alleged incidental involving the Athletic Director and the adjunct coach, on with tv cameras from FOX Sports that could person picked up connected the alleged incidental that occurred close arsenic the crippled was being started.

We reached retired to Baylor this morning, knowing determination was an probe regarding the incidents. The Baylor effect indicated it was completed, and Rhoades was recovered to person done what was alleged:

"More than a period ago, Baylor University received reports of an incidental involving Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades," the connection to OutKick read. "These reports were thoroughly reviewed and investigated successful accordance with University policies, due actions were taken, and the substance is present closed. Mr. Rhoades has expressed regret implicit his emotions and recognizes his behaviour astatine that infinitesimal was not reflective of our Christian ngo and values."

"Mr. Rhoades is an important portion of our Baylor Family, and we look guardant to his continued enactment of our Athletics Department. We stay committed to ensuring a respectful and accountable situation for each of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff."

Baylor has not denied our reporting connected this communicative and the incidents that occurred connected September 20th. In an email to Baylor, Outkick laid retired each the details of the incidental successful question for them to respond to.

In their statement, they bash not contradict immoderate of the allegations levied against Mack Rhoades successful the incidental OutKick has reported. As for what the punishment was for Rhoades, the schoolhouse would not remark immoderate further regarding the incident.

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OutKick volition proceed to travel this story, particularly considering the carnal interaction of the AD towards a pupil and Assistant Coach connected the Baylor shot team.

Our reporting does not bespeak that this substance is closed connected each sides. OutKick has besides reached retired to the College Football Playoff, on with the NCAA regarding this matter.

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