More than five years after Baylor fired football coach Art Briles, following a scathing review by a law firm that investigated how the university and his football program responded to allegations of sexual assault against his players, he will return to a Division I team this coming season.
Briles, 66, was hired as Grambling State's new offensive coordinator on Thursday. Athletic director Trayvean Scott said he did his "homework" before approving new coach Hue Jackson's selection.
"I think [Briles] just wants to coach and lead men," Scott told ESPN when asked specifically about what made him comfortable about hiring Briles when many other schools and organizations haven't been.