Baylor denies having fired Starr as president

Baylor University and its president faced mounting pressure Tuesday over how the school has handled reports of alleged rape and assault by football players, and the Texas university said its governing board was still considering the results of an internal investigation into the matter.

Asked about reports that the board of regents had voted to fire school President Ken Starr, university spokeswoman Lori Fogleman said in an email, “Ken Starr is president and chancellor of Baylor University.” Fogelman did not elaborate.

In a separate statement issued by the university, Baylor said its board has not finished reviewing the report by Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton “and we anticipate further communication will come after the board completes its deliberations.”

The statement said the private university in Waco wouldn't comment on the reports about Starr, which cited unnamed sources.

HornsDigest.com was the first to report that the board had decided to fire Starr, Baylor’s president since 2010. He was the special prosecutor who investigated President Bill Clinton's sexual relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

The Pac-12 CEO Group approved provisions to reduce night football games, add fines for court and field storming, and begin eSports competitions in 2016-17.

The conference modified its TV agreements with Fox and ESPN to allow football games on the Pac-12 Networks to start at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. local time and overlap with the other two networks' exclusive TV windows.

The Pac-12 also added a fine schedule to its court- and field-storming policy, starting at $25,000 for a first offense and going to $100,000 for a third offense.