ESPN fumbles: CFP chair Mack Rhoades not asked about incident at Baylor involving player, assistant coach

Last weekend, OutKick reported that Baylor AD and CFP Chair Mack Rhoades was progressive successful a sideline incidental with choky extremity Michael Trigg, followed by a postgame verbal and carnal altercation with an adjunct manager that led to an probe and aggregate HR complaints. 

On Tuesday night, ESPN hosted the CFP rankings release, and did not inquire the president astir the incidental that occurred connected Sept. 20, which should not travel arsenic a astonishment fixed that the CFP has a monolithic declaration with the network. 

LIkewise, Mack Rhoades himself did not voluntarily sermon the incidental during his quality connected the CFP rankings show.

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Following the merchandise was a teleconference with reporters, and the taxable was besides not addressed. OutKick was not called on, but would person asked Rhoades to code the allegations. 

Allegations Against Mack Rhoades Led To Investigation

Jul 18, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; 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)

On Sept. 20, arsenic Baylor prepared to look Arizona State successful a Big 12 matchup, choky extremity Michael Trigg was acceptable to instrumentality the tract for the opening series. As portion of his azygous that day, Trigg wore a long-sleeved yellowish garment to screen a enarthrosis brace.

According to aggregate sources, diversion manager Mack Rhoades went up to Trigg arsenic the shot was being kicked disconnected to commencement the game, made interaction and asked him 'What the f--- are you wearing that yellowish garment for?'

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

Multiple sources told OutKick that arsenic Trigg went to spot his household and an adjunct manager was visiting connected his own, Rhoades approached from down and grabbed the assistant’s arm, past his enarthrosis and cervix area. 

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Rhoades past proceeded to verbally accost the adjunct coach, which was witnessed by aggregate Baylor unit members wrong the diversion department, on with household members of the assistant.

There is video footage of the incidental that assemblage officials person seen, and it should beryllium noted that FOX Sports televised the crippled betwixt Arizona State and Baylor. 

Baylor Bears 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 Regarding Mack Rhoades Incident

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. 

When asked connected Monday astir the incident, and whether it would person immoderate benignant of interaction connected his players, Baylor manager Dave Aranda said it was thing helium couldn't discuss. 

"No, you know, that’s an HR deal, that’s supra my wage grade," Aranda said. "The squad is successful a bully spot, energy-wise, successful a bully spot, focus-wise. It’s going to instrumentality our champion to enactment up a fight."

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

"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."

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. 

There were upwards of 8 radical who witnessed the alleged incidental involving the diversion manager and the adjunct coach, on with stadium cameras. 

Baylor Bears caput manager Dave Aranda works the sideline during the crippled against the Cincinnati Bearcats successful the 2nd fractional astatine Nippert Stadium connected Oct. 25, 2025. (Aaron Doster/Imagn Images)

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Now, we hold to spot erstwhile Rhoades volition code the incidents successful question. Maybe that's adjacent week during the CFP teleconference, oregon he's forced to erstwhile the regular play ends.

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