Following a six-year absence, Art Briles is back in college football. Grambling State 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.
His time at Baylor came to an end in the spring of 2016 when he was suspended, and subsequently fired, following a lengthy investigation into the university’s handling of sexual assault allegations from 2012-16. The independent investigation from Pepper Hamilton LLP found that Briles and his staff did not take action against players mentioned in the allegations. University…
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