Ken Starr to Resign as Baylor Chancellor: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

The fallout at Baylor continues, with Ken Starr telling ESPN's Joe Schad he is resigning as university chancellor, via ESPN.com.

Per Schad on Twitter, Starr noted his resignation was "a matter of conscience" following numerous allegations of sexual assault involving Baylor football players. The school reportedly failed to investigate some claims for more than two years.

Per the ESPN.com report, Starr told Schad he will still teach at Baylor's law school. The university previously removed him from his role as president for mishandling the assault allegations.

Starr issued a statement after an independent investigation into the allegations of sexual assault at Baylor concluded, expressing his sorrow for how things happened, per the Waco Tribune-Herald:

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To be sure, this has been an exceedingly difficult time for the University family, especially so for the victims of sexual violence and their loved ones. I join the Board of Regents and the Senior Administration of the University in expressing heartfelt contrition for the tragedy and sadness that has unfolded. To those victims who were not treated with the care, concern, and support they deserve, I am profoundly sorry.

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Starr added Wednesday he didn't know about the sexual-assault violence because it was happening off Baylor's campus where drinking is allowed, per Dwayne Bray of ESPN.

Starr's resignation as Baylor's chancellor is just the latest in a string of personnel changes over the last week.

According to Baylor's official website, the school suspended Art Briles and plans to fire him as head football coach.

"I'm behind the veil of ignorance," Starr told ESPN's Outside the Lines on Wednesday, per Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, noting he wasn't informed of Briles' departure.

“Briles in any judgement could have been a firmer disciplinarian," Starr added, per ESPN's Joe Schad.

Baylor hired former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe as the interim head football coach, and athletic director Ian McCaw resigned on the same day.

Dr. David Garland is serving as Baylor's interim president. The football program has been one of the nation's best over the last five years, but allegations off the field necessitated great change to the infrastructure.