Baylor is expected to announce the departure of athletic director Mack Rhoades in the near future, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Rhoades, who has been the athletic director at Baylor since July of 2016, suddenly took a leave of absence from the position for personal reasons last week, and the sides are planning to announce he's stepping away.

Baylor didn't identify the reason for Rhoades' leave, other than to say it was for personal reasons.

Rhoades told ESPN's Heather Dinich last week that he initiated the leave. Along with stepping away from Baylor, Rhoades also left his role as chair of the College Football Playoff selection committee .

Rhoades is a veteran in the athletic director space, with prior stops as the athletic director at Missouri , Houston and Akron . His tenur

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