Baylor mum on report about Starr’s future

Baylor declines to confirm or deny a report that it plans to fire school President Kenneth Starr over a sexual assault scandal rocking the football program.

Baylor refused to confirm or deny a report that it plans to fire school president Kenneth Starr in response to the sexual assault scandal rocking the school’s football program.

On Tuesday morning, Scout.com’s Chip Brown reported that Starr had been fired.

Baylor issued a statement of its own Tuesday afternoon:

“The Baylor Board of Regents continues its work to review the findings of the Pepper Hamilton investigation and we anticipate further communication will come after the Board completes its deliberations. We will not respond to rumors, speculation or reports based on unnamed sources, but when official news is available, the University will provide it. We expect an announcement by June 3.”

Baylor is accused of failing to respond to rape or sexual assault reports filed by at least six women students from 2009-2016. There were reports of rape and assault against at least five Baylor football players, with two of those players — Tevin Elliot and Sam Ukwuachu — being convicted of rape.

According to Brown’s report, the regents believe Starr deserves more of the blame for the matter than football coach Art Briles.

Reagan Ramsower, the school’s senior vice president of operations and chief financial officer, is the leading candidate to fill the role as interim president, according to the report.

Starr was named Baylor president in 2010 after becoming a household name serving as the Whitewater independent counsel and investigating President Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky.