Baylor AD, CFP chair Mack Rhoades takes 'leave of absence' after verbal, physical altercation, new allegations

Six days aft our study connected Baylor AD and CFP Chairman Mack Rhoades putting his hands connected a subordinate earlier the Arizona State game, followed by a carnal altercation with an adjunct coach, helium is officially taking a "leave of absence" from his job. 

The quality besides comes conscionable 2 days pursuing his quality connected the College Football Playoff rankings show, wherever helium did not remark connected the probe that took place. 

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Baylor Bears diversion manager Mack Rhoades astatine a property league during the Big 12 Media Days astatine Omni Dallas Hotel connected July 18, 2016. (Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports)

Rhoades was astatine the halfway of a schoolhouse probe into an alleged verbal and carnal altercation with a shot subordinate and adjunct coach. 

Now, OutKick tin study caller allegations were presented to the schoolhouse connected Nov. 10, which bash not impact Title IX, pupil payment oregon NCAA rules. They besides bash not impact the shot program.

The circumstances astir Mack Rhoades person lone intensified implicit the past month, with Rhoades skipping a salient booster meal connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic well. 

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 Sept. 20, 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. 

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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.

On Thursday, Baylor athletics released a connection to OutKick regarding the determination from Rhoades.

"Baylor Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mack Rhoades is connected a permission of lack for idiosyncratic reasons, effectual November 12. The University volition diminution to remark further astatine this time."

Jul 18, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Baylor Bears caller diversion manager Mack Rhoades reacts astatine a property league during the Big 12 Media Days astatine Omni Dallas Hotel connected July 18, 2016. (Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports)

Investigation Was Launched Into Mack Rhoades

OutKick 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.

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. 

Now, aft Baylor did not contradict immoderate of the allegations laid retired successful an email, and said that Rhoades was remorseful for his emotions getting the champion of him, with the schoolhouse saying due actions were taken, Rhoades is stepping distant from the program. 

Tight extremity Michael Trigg #1 of the Baylor Bears holds the shot against his helmet connected an evident touchdown reception that was aboriginal overturned connected reappraisal during the Big 12 assemblage shot crippled betwixt the Baylor Bears and Kansas State Wildcats connected Oct. 4, 2025, astatine McLane Stadium successful Waco, Texas. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire via 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. 

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The diversion section volition beryllium tally by Co-Interim AD's, successful Jovan Overshown and Cody Hall.

OutKick has reached retired to the College Football Playoff committee for remark regarding the situation.

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