Lane Kiffin's efforts to build the
Florida Atlantic program took a major step forward on Friday when he hired
Baylor offensive coordinator Kendal Briles to the same position, the Owls' coach told multiple outlets including Fox Sports and Sports Illustrated.
Briles spent nine seasons at Baylor, eight under his father Art Briles. He served as offensive coordinator the past two seasons, the first under his father and the last under acting coach Jim Grobe. (The elder Briles was fired amid the sexual assault scandal involving Baylor football players.) With Kendal Briles as the playcaller in 2015, Baylor put forward the top-ranked scoring offense in the country at 48.1 points per game, though that dropped off to 34.9 (35th nationally) in 2016 in large part due to
