Grobe replaces Briles at Baylor on interim basis

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Baylor has hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe on an interim basis to replace Art Briles.

Grobe, 64, takes over a Baylor program that has been rocked by allegations of sexual assault and other violence involving several players. Last week, Baylor’s board of regents suspended Briles with intent to terminate and stripped chancellor Kenneth Starr of his title of university president.

“Jim Grobe is the right leader at this time to move Baylor University and the football program forward,” Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw said in a statement.

“He has successfully led two FBS programs during his career,” McCaw said in the statement. “Coach Grobe enjoys an impeccable reputation within the intercollegiate athletics community and is a man of great integrity and faith.”

“As a coach, winning is important. At the same time, I want to assure the Baylor family that every decision we will make in this football program will be made with Baylor University, her students and our student-athletes in mind.”

Jim Grobe

According to sources, the Bears also considered former San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary, who is a former Baylor All-American, and current defensive coordinator Phil Bennett for the job before settling on Grobe, who last coached in college in 2013.

“It is an honor for me to have the opportunity to join the Baylor football program during this important time,” Grobe said in the statement. “I am looking forward to getting to know and working with the coaches and players in the coming days, and I have great respect for Baylor as an institution and its long-standing heritage.

“As a coach, winning …

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