Art Briles may be about to get his ticket back into college football.
According to Patrick Magee of the SunHerald, Briles was in Hattiesburg on Monday to interview for Southern Mississippi’s vacant offensive coordinator position.
It is not clear just how serious a contender for the job Briles is, but if he was brought in for an in-person interview, he’s likely a legitimate candidate. He hasn’t coached at the college level since he was let go in 2016 by Baylor after it was found that he actively tried to prevent sexual assault allegations from reaching authorities.
Briles is known as an excellent offensive mind, but any team that even considers hiring him will face significant backlash stemming from his role in the Baylor scandal. That public outcry prevented him from landing a CFL job, and meant that the only work he’s been able to get since leaving Baylor was in Italy.
