Baylor football announced the hiring of Jim Grobe as acting head coach on Monday afternoon. The former Wake Forest coach has a 110-115-1 career record, including an ACC title.

Here are 10 things to know about the interim Baylor coach:

1. Pristine reputation

With what Baylor is going through right now, Grobe's impeccable character is perhaps the most important thing to know. In fact, Grobe's personal values were so important to his hiring, Baylor went as far as to include national input about his hiring in the press release.

The quotes from Baylor's release on the hiring of Jim Grobe from media personalities are a great endorsement: pic.twitter.com/0Z74cHaeWc — Colt Barber (@Colt_Barber) May 30, 2016

Grobe served as chair of the American Football Coaches Association ethics committee for eight seasons, from 2006 to 2013. Only three coaches have served in the role longer. Having a coach of such universal acclaim for the 2016 season will be essential as the Bears try to distance themselves from the scandal that rocked Waco.

2. Baylor connection

Many Baylor fans will be familiar with the AFCA -- it is headquartered in Waco. Additionally, legendary Baylor coach Grant Teaff has presided over the organization since the 1993 season and developed a close relationship with Grobe.

Teaff was consulted by Baylor on the decision. "[Grobe] is really what needed at this time," Teaff told The Dallas Morning News' Chuck Carlton. "He's one of the finest men I know."

Former Baylor coach, AFCA head Grant Teaff says Jim Grobe "is really what Baylor needed at this time... He's one of the finest men I know." — Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) May 30, 2016

3. Beginnings and ends

Grobe's hiring signals the end of Art Briles' tenure as Bears head coach. Ironically, Briles' career also started with Grobe. On Aug. 29, 2008, a speedy freshman named Robert Griffin III took his first steps onto Floyd Casey Stadium's turf, coached by Briles.

On the other sideline was Grobe and his Wake Forest Demon Deacons, possessing a preseason ranking for the first time in school history. Wake quarterback Riley Skinner threw three touchdown passes to help catapult Wake Forest to a 41-13 win over the Bears. Griffin had 154 yards of total offense in the loss.

4. Previous interest

Grobe was offered the job and accepted over the long Memorial Day weekend. However, this is not the first time he was reportedly offered a chance to coach Baylor football.

According to Fox Sports, Grobe was offered the Baylor job nearly 15 years ago, after Kevin Steele was fired in 2002. Grobe had just finished a promising first season in Winston-Salem and opted to stick with his existing team. The Bears gave the position to Kentucky coach Guy Morriss, who went 18-40 in five seasons.

In a funny way, Grobe coming on as interim coach says a lot about the direction both programs have gone. Grobe turned into an excellent coach, but left Wake in 2013 after a series of losing seasons. Baylor has quickly turned into a national brand under Briles.

5. Unique offense

Baylor has been one of the most dynamic offenses in the nation over the past few seasons and sent a pair of highly-touted quarterbacks to the NFL. However, Grobe's background is contrary to the high-flying system.

Grobe learned the Wishbone offense from Fisher DeBerry. The run-first option offense has a quarterback under center, a fullback lined up behind the QB and a pair of running backs winged off the back of the fullback. The quarterback, who also functions as a runner, makes decisions about which player to hand the ball to or whether to throw to any of the eligible receivers on the field. The misdirection allows less talented players to confuse talented defenses with discipline and decision-making.

Will Baylor run any Wishbone? That is unclear. However, don't be surprised to see some additional running sets brought into the traditional Briles offense.

6. Championship pedigree

Grobe took over Wake Forest in 2001, inheriting one of the nation's most difficult jobs. The Demon Deacons are a small private school with limited football success. After a tough start, Wake Forest saw unprecedented success under Grobe.

During the 2006 season, everything fell right for Grobe and Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 10-2, the first time Wake Forest had ever posted a double-digit win season. Wake Forest beat Georgia Tech to win the ACC championship and qualify for the Orange Bowl.

The Demon Deacons were one of the ACC's founding members in 1953; 2006 was only the school's second conference championship. The other came in 1970. Grobe resigned in 2013 after five straight losing seasons, but his accomplishments should not be minimized.

7. Aggie inspiration

Many fans might remember Texas A&M defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter, who turned the Aggie defense around under Mike Sherman after being hired in 2010. However, what many don't know is that DeRuyter would not be in the business if not for Grobe. In fact, he had accepted a job in medical device sales. Chuck Carlton detailed the story back in 2011.

"DeRuyter had spent his second Air Force tour of duty as one of four special military coaches. After his tour expired and with no football staff openings at Air Force, he chose a civilian sales position. One day late in 1994, he was driving from Erie, Pa., to Pittsburgh when his car phone rang. On the other end was Jim Grobe, his old linebackers coach at Air Force. ... Grobe was a candidate for the head coaching job at downtrodden Ohio U. and wanted to know if DeRuyter would be his defensive coordinator. A job offer was a long shot, said Grobe, who wanted to be prepared just in case. DeRuyter signed on immediately before even talking to his wife. Surprisingly, Grobe got the job and invited DeRuyter down to Athens, Ohio."

DeRuyter went on to be a defensive coordinator at many stops, including Air Force, Nevada and Texas A&M. He is currently the head coach at Fresno State, where he has won three conference division titles in four seasons.

-- Click here to read DeRuyter's full story. --

8. Humble beginnings

After a year as a grad assistant and two as a high school football coach, Grobe took over as a linebackers coach at tiny Emory & Henry College. The school is a Division III liberal arts college with only 978 students. A year later he moved to Marshall, before getting his big break coaching at Air Force during the height of its power.

The Winston-Salem Journal recounted how little immediate thought Grobe put into moving to Colorado and accepting the Air Force job.

"Coach Fisher DeBerry of Air Force returned home from a recruiting trip and called Grobe in the middle of the night (2 a.m. Eastern time, midnight Mountain time). Grobe, half asleep, accepted the job offer on the spot. He asked when he should show up in Colorado Springs, then hung up the phone. Holly Grobe shook her head. 'Have you lost your mind?' she said. 'You don't even know where Colorado is.'"

9. Legendary tutelage

Grobe arrived at Air Force right as college football Hall of Famer Fisher DeBerry took over the program. There, Grobe learned how to coach the Wishbone offense from one of the people to bring it back to college football's mainstream.

Air Force went to seven bowl games in 11 chances while Grobe was at the program, including a 12-1 season and No. 8 postseason national ranking in 1985. Coaching at Air Force also gave him the opportunity to develop the importance of character in his philosophy. Grobe also had a head coaching job at Ohio before arriving at Wake Forest in 2001.

10. Senior strategy

It shouldn't come as any surprise, but Wake Forest was not exactly a recruiting hot spot. Rivals' team recruiting rankings only go back to 2003, two years into Grobe's run, but the Demon Deacons had the No. 57 recruiting class. That mark had them narrowly ahead of SMU, UAB and Arkansas State. Just two years later, those same players were ACC champions. Grobe focused on keeping players for their full eligibility to get the most out of them.

"We played too many freshmen when we were at Ohio," Grobe told the Louisville Courier-Journal. "Some of our very best players were fourth-year seniors, and we always wondered what it would be like to have those guys as fifth-year seniors. ... I think we're just better if we play older players."

He instituted those changes and saw results. The Demon Deacons won the ACC with one of Grobe's first five-year classes that he recruited to the school.