Baylor acting head coach Jim Grobe has disputed the universitys account of how Jeremy Faulk was kicked off the football team in June, saying the defensive lineman had been suspended by the team but not dismissed?after he was accused of sexual assault.Faulk, a junior college transfer who reportedly has won an appeal to be reinstated, has said he was ousted after he was questioned about a sexual assault that allegedly occurred on campus in April and about an incident that occurred when he was enrolled at Florida Atlantic.The circumstances of Faulks departure remained unclear Monday night, illustrating a level of dysfunction that continues to ruffle the Baylor football program and keep the school under the cloud of a sexual assault scandal that has dragged on for more than a year.Last week, KWTX-TV in Waco, Texas, reported that Faulk won an appeal to have his scholarship reinstated in July. But because a Title IX investigation has remained open for four months, Faulk hasnt been allowed to re-enroll at Baylor and rejoin the football team.Grobes comments were met with widespread support from eight of the Bears current assistant coaches, as well as several staff members and a handful of former players, who nearly simultaneously tweeted a link to the story containing his comments on Monday night, along with the hashtag #TRUTHDONTLIE.Baylor executive associate athletics director Nick Joos told ESPN on Monday night that the university addressed the issue of the Baylor coaches tweeting about the case.Weve handled that internally and were not going to comment any further on it, Joos said. Weve handled that here tonight.On Tuesday, Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades appeared on ESPN Central Texas AM 1660 and confirmed the situation is being handled internally and no Baylor coaches will be suspended.During his weekly news conference with reporters on Monday, Grobe said he made the decision to suspend Faulk after he was accused of sexual assault. According to KWTX, he later called the station to clarify his remarks and said he didnt make the decision to dismiss Faulk from the university and strip him of his scholarship.I think thats the way most coaches deal with problems if youve got kids that have issues. They may come back to the football team, but they may not temporarily be able to represent the football team, and thats not just Jeremy -- its any kid on our football team, Grobe told reporters on Monday.Faulk, who transferred to Baylor after playing at Garden City (Kansas) Community College, told ESPN on June 10 that he was dismissed from the Baylor team after he was questioned about a sexual assault that allegedly occurred on campus in April, and also about an incident that occurred when he was enrolled at Florida Atlantic.Faulk, from Palatka, Florida, told Outside the Lines that police never questioned him about the April 21 incident and he wasnt arrested. Baylor police provided ESPN with a heavily redacted incident report.On Friday, Baylors Joos said in a statement that Faulk was dismissed from the school on June 3 based upon violations of the university and athletic department Code of Conduct. Joos also said in the statement that Grobe and the interim athletics director made the decision to dismiss Faulk and did not require other Executive Council members nor Title IX staff involvement.Grobe, who has guided the No. 11 Bears to a 5-0 record going into Saturdays home game against Kansas, didnt respond to phone calls from ESPN.com.Grobe, a former Wake Forest coach, was hired on May 30 to replace former Baylor coach Art Briles, who was fired three days earlier in the wake of the universitys sexual assault scandal.For the past several months, Baylor has been at the center of nationwide attention over its handling of sexual assault allegations and investigations, including several that involved athletes. After the Philadelphia law firm Pepper Hamilton issued a scathing summary of its findings from a monthslong investigation, Briles was fired, former university president and chancellor Kenneth Starr was demoted and later resigned, and athletics director Ian McCaw resigned.Last week, Baylor Title IX coordinator Patty Crawford resigned and alleged that the universitys leadership wouldnt allow her to fulfill her responsibilities and that the school continues to violate Title IX. Crawford, who was hired as Baylors first full-time Title IX coordinator in 2014, also filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights about the way Baylor is handling Title IX complaints.Faulks dismissal from Baylor angered Jeff Sims, a former Florida Atlantic assistant and head coach at Garden City. He said Baylor officials wanted to rid themselves of Faulk even before it was proved if he committed sexual assault. Sims also alleged that Grobe told him during a phone call in June that the allegations would go away if Faulk left Waco.Grobe says to me, Listen, if he just leaves, he can go on, and we wont stop him from playing anywhere, and this investigation will stop, Sims told ESPN.To me, thats the whole reason they got in trouble -- either Jeremys innocent, and they should go through the process, and he should get his scholarship back and play. Or hes guilty, and this girl should get some justice, Sims said.Faulk told Outside the Lines in June that he was initially told he was expelled from the university. At the time, Baylor officials would only confirm to Outside the Lines that he was no longer enrolled in school. In June, Faulk provided to Outside the Lines an email from a Baylor academic support official stating that his withdrawal had been finalized, but Faulk said he never asked to withdraw from school.The same morning Faulk received the email telling him his withdrawal from the university was final, he received another from the athletic department compliance office saying there is not a Title IX report at Baylor involving him. Faulk responded a few hours later by sending an email requesting a hearing and a chance to defend himself anyway. Only then did the Title IX office send him -- two hours later -- an email stating hed been named as a respondent in a case and had been accused of violating the schools sexual discrimination, violence and harassment policy. The email provided no further details of an incident.No ones given me a reason why Ive been released, Faulk told Outside the Lines. If I just leave, it will look like Im guilty, and I didnt do anything.Outside The Lines reporter Paula Lavigne contributed to this report.
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