Baylor’s Grobe: Goal right now is to steady ship

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WACO, Texas — New Baylor coach Jim Grobe is retaining all of Art Briles’ assistant coaches and hopes to keep all of his recruits, too.

Grobe had to address those two issues frequently during his introductory news conference Friday at BU’s McLane Stadium. The interim head coach was hired Monday and said keeping Briles’ staff intact was his best way to try to maintain some consistency as the program recovers from the sexual assault crisis that cost Briles his job.

“Our goal right now is to steady the ship and be as consistent day-to-day as we possibly can be,” he said.

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Grobe said he feared the impact hiring a new staff of assistants might have on Baylor’s players. When he met with the team Tuesday morning, he assured them Baylor will not be making any changes to its offensive or defensive schemes.

Among the staffers Grobe is keeping are Briles’ son, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, and son-in-law Jeff Lebby, the team’s passing game coordinator. Grobe acknowledged they’re “very discouraged” by Baylor’s coaching change.

“On one hand, I know they’re sad Coach Briles is gone,” Grobe said. “But on the other hand, I think they’re excited they can continue to be coaches at Baylor University and take care of their families. …

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