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Art Briles hired by Grambling: Former Baylor coach will serve as offensive coordinator for Tigers

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Following a six-year absence, Art Briles is back in college football. Grambling StateΒ has hired the former Baylor coach as its new offensive coordinator, a university spokesman confirmed to 247Sports’ Chris Hummer. The school will not be announcing the hire publicly, but instead allow an exclusive interview between Briles and TV station KTAL-6 in Shreveport, Louisiana, to “tell that story.”

Briles was the head coach for the Bears from 2008-15, where he posted a 65-37 record with four top-15 finishes and two New Year’s Six/BCS bowl berths.Β 

His time at Baylor came to an end in the spring of 2016 when he was suspended, and subsequently fired, following a lengthy investigation…

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