OrangeBowlMagic
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3 years ago before he went to FAU, he had his foot in the door as the new OC at Marshall. Marshall pulled the offer because he wanted to bring his pops as a QB coach and Clements as a OL coach. He was then pretty much told thanks but no thanks. Either just you alone or nope. He ended up becoming the FAU OC(Which he later had his playcalling duties stripped from him)
Again, you're misinformed. Briles was never stripped of his playcalling duties at FAU. That was never reported once, anywhere.
And again, you're talking about 3 years ago. 3 years ago there was a huge uproar when Kendal was hired at FAU due to the tarnished name. Fast forward 3 years, and not only has he taken 2 different jobs since then, but the rumblings are already starting on Art being hired to coach.....Southern Miss just tried to bring him in a couple months ago and it was deemed too toxic. But time heals all wounds.
Regardless, people are going to approach Briles to be a HC very soon if he continues to have the success at FSU that he had at Baylor, FAU, and Houston. Saying "Briles will never get an FBS HC gig" is way too reactionary to what happened in the past. He absolutely will.