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Six ways Art Briles changed Baylor football

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WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 26: Head coach Art Briles of the Baylor Bears leads his team against the Rice Owls at McLane Stadium on September 26, 2015 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Baylor football fired coach Art Briles on Thursday amid the university's sexual-assault scandal, but his impact on the athletic department and university remains unquestioned. Despite coaching only eight seasons, Briles has the second most wins and second highest winning percentage of coaches since 1950.

Briles' effect on Baylor University will exist on campus for years -- both the good and the bad.