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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kendal Briles
| name = Kendal Briles
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| current_title = [[Offensive coordinator]]
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
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| current_team = [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]]
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| current_title = [[Offensive Coordinator]]
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| current_team = [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]]
| current_conference = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| current_conference = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| current_record =
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| contract = $250,000
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|10}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|10}}
| birth_place = [[Abilene, Texas]]
| birth_place = [[Abilene, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_date =
| death_place =
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| alma_mater = [[University of Houston|Houston]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Houston]]
| player_years1 = 2001-2002
| player_years1 = 2001–2002
| player_team1 = [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
| player_team1 = [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
| player_positions = [[Safety]], [[Wide Receiver]]
| player_positions = [[Safety (gridiron football position)|Safety]], [[wide receiver]]
| player_years2 = 2003-2005
| player_years2 = 2003–2005
| player_team2 = [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]]
| player_team2 = [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]]
| coach_years1 = 2008–2011
| coach_years1 = 2008–2011
| coach_team1 = [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] (IWR/[[college recruiting|ORC]])
| coach_team1 = [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] (IWR/ORC)
| coach_years2 = 2012-2014
| coach_years2 = 2012–2014
| coach_team2 = Baylor ([[passing game coordinator|PGC]]/[[wide receivers coach|WR]]/ORC)
| coach_team2 = Baylor (WR/PGC)
| coach_years3 = 2015-present
| coach_years3 = 2015–2016
| coach_team3 = Baylor ([[Offensive coordinator|OC]]/[[Quarterbacks coach|QB]])
| coach_team3 = Baylor (OC/QB)
| coach_years4 = 2017
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| coach_team4 = [[Florida Atlantic Owls football|Florida Atlantic]] (AHC/OC/QB)
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| coach_years5 = 2018
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| coach_team5 = [[Houston Cougars football|Houston]] (AHC/OC/QB)
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| championships =
| coach_years6 = 2019
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| awards =
| coach_team6 = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (OC/QB)
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| coaching_records =
| coach_years7 = 2020–2022
| coach_team7 = [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] (OC/QB)
| coach_years8 = 2023–present
| coach_team8 = [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] (AHC/OC/QB)
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'''Kendal Briles''' (born November 10, 1982) is an [[American football]] coach. He is currently the [[offensive coordinator]] of the [[Baylor Bears football]] team.
'''Kendal Briles''' (born November 10, 1982) is an [[American football]] coach. He is the offensive coordinator for [[Texas Christian University]].


==Playing career==
Briles played [[college football]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and [[University of Houston]] as a [[quarterback]], [[wide receiver]] and [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]]. His father, [[Art Briles]], was his head coach at Houston.<ref>[http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/college-football/baylors-art-kendal-briles-take-on-tough-mix-of-fam/nmCtn/ Baylor’s Art, Kendal Briles take on tough mix of family and football]</ref>
Briles played [[college football]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] and [[University of Houston]] as a [[quarterback]], [[wide receiver]] and [[Safety (gridiron football position)|safety]].


==Coaching career==
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In 2008, Briles joined his father at [[Baylor University]] as inside receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator.<ref>[http://www.frenshiptoday.com/kendal-briles-finds-career-as-a-football-coach-at-baylor-university/ Kendal Briles finds career as a football coach at Baylor University]</ref> From 2012 to 2014 he served as Baylor's passing game coordinator, receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator. In 2015 Briles was promoted to [[offensive coordinator]].<ref>[http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/baylor-bears/article5034039.html Baylor promotes Kendal Briles to offensive coordinator]</ref>
===Baylor===
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In 2008, Briles joined his father at [[Baylor University]] as inside receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.frenshiptoday.com/kendal-briles-finds-career-as-a-football-coach-at-baylor-university/ |title=Kendal Briles finds career as a football coach at Baylor University |access-date=December 2, 2015 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060421/http://www.frenshiptoday.com/kendal-briles-finds-career-as-a-football-coach-at-baylor-university/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 2012 to 2014 he served as Baylor's passing game coordinator, receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator. In 2015 Briles was promoted to [[offensive coordinator]].<ref>[http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/college/big-12/baylor-bears/article5034039.html Baylor promotes Kendal Briles to offensive coordinator]</ref> He was a 2015 finalist for the [[Broyles Award]], given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

{{See also|Baylor University sexual assault scandal}}
In 2016, Baylor's football team came under fire when it was revealed university officials had failed to take action regarding alleged rapes and other assaults by Baylor football players. The scandal led to the ouster of head football coach [[Art Briles]] (Kendal's father), the demotion and eventual resignation of Baylor University president [[Ken Starr]], the resignation of athletic director [[Ian McCaw]], and the firing of two others connected with the football program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2016/06/10/Report-Woman-says-she-was-raped-by-current-Baylor-player/3341465532271/ |title=Report: Woman says she was raped by current Baylor player |website=UPI.com |date=June 10, 2016 |accessdate=December 19, 2019 }}</ref>

===FAU===
In December 2016, FAU announced that Kendal Briles would be their new offensive coordinator. Head coach [[Lane Kiffin]] said Briles will be given "full control" over the offense, including play-calling duties.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PeteThamel|author=Pete Thamel |author-link=Pete Thamel |number=812458857679253505|date=December 24, 2016|title=News: Lane Kiffin tells @SInow he's hiring former Baylor OC Kendal Briles as the offensive coordinator at FAU.}}</ref>

===Houston===

In January 2018, Briles became the new assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at his alma mater, the [[University of Houston]].<ref>{{cite web|title=UH hires former Baylor assistants Kendal Briles, Randy Clements|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/cougars/article/UH-hires-former-Baylor-assistants-Kendal-Briles-12478489.php|website=chron.com|date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> He resigned from this position on December 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McClymont |first1=Michael |title=Report: Houston OC Kendal Briles resigns, will join Florida State staff |url=https://www.thescore.com/ncaaf/news/1683890 |website=theScore.com |accessdate=December 22, 2018}}</ref>

===Florida State===

In December 2018, Briles became the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under [[Willie Taggart]] at [[Florida State University]] who was then fired with three games left in his second season. On December 11, 2019, new head coach [[Mike Norvell]] announced [[Kenny Dillingham]] as the Seminoles' new offensive coordinator, succeeding Briles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://seminoles.com/kenny-dillingham-hired-as-offensive-coordinator/|title=Kenny Dillingham Hired As Offensive Coordinator|date=December 11, 2019|website=Florida State Seminoles|language=en-US|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>

===Arkansas===
On December 23, 2019, Briles was named the offensive coordinator at the [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|University of Arkansas]] under new head coach [[Sam Pittman]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/arkansas-names-former-florida-state-offensive-coordinator-kendal-briles-to-same-position/|title=Arkansas names former Florida State offensive coordinator Kendal Briles to same position|date=December 23, 2019|website=cbssports.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> In March 2022, Briles was given a raise and a contract extension through the 2024 season, after Arkansas finished the 2021 season 9-4 and won the [[2022 Outback Bowl]]. Briles then turned down an offer to be the OC at Mississippi State, and was given another raise by Arkansas in early January 2023 after the 2022 Razorbacks finished the season 7-6 and won the [[2022 Liberty Bowl]]. After TCU made a bid for Briles' services in mid-January, Arkansas refused to match the offer, deciding to not give Briles yet another raise. Briles was replaced at Arkansas by Maryland OC [[Dan Enos]] on the same day Briles was announced as the new coordinator for TCU.

===TCU===

Briles was hired by [[TCU Horned Frogs football|TCU]] as their offensive coordinator on January 19, 2023, replacing [[Garrett Riley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35476027/tcu-hiring-arkansas-kendal-briles-new-offensive-coordinator?platform=amp|first=Chris|last=Low|title=TCU hires Arkansas' Kendal Briles as new offensive coordinator|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Briles' father, [[Art Briles|Art]], was his head coach at the University of Houston and Baylor University.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/college-football/baylors-art-kendal-briles-take-on-tough-mix-of-fam/nmCtn/ |title=Baylor’s Art, Kendal Briles take on tough mix of family and football |access-date=December 2, 2015 |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208155524/http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/college-football/baylors-art-kendal-briles-take-on-tough-mix-of-fam/nmCtn/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His brother-in-law is [[Jeff Lebby]].<ref name=SI091023>John E. Hoover, [https://www.si.com/college/oklahoma/football/column-family-or-not-oklahoma-fans-spoke-clearly-art-briles-was-not-welcome COLUMN: Family or Not, Art Briles Has No Place On Oklahoma's Sidelines], SI.com, September 10, 2023, accessed February 5, 2024.</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kendal_briles_339279.html Baylor Bears bio]
*[http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kendal_briles_339279.html Baylor Bears bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126150653/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kendal_briles_339279.html |date=November 26, 2015 }}
*[http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/briles_kendal01.html Houston Cougars bio]
*[http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/briles_kendal01.html Houston Cougars bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208171145/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/briles_kendal01.html |date=December 8, 2015 }}


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Latest revision as of 04:52, 6 February 2024

Kendal Briles
Current position
TitleOffensive coordinator
TeamTCU
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1982-11-10) November 10, 1982 (age 42)
Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Houston
Playing career
2001–2002Texas
2003–2005Houston
Position(s)Safety, wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2011Baylor (IWR/ORC)
2012–2014Baylor (WR/PGC)
2015–2016Baylor (OC/QB)
2017Florida Atlantic (AHC/OC/QB)
2018Houston (AHC/OC/QB)
2019Florida State (OC/QB)
2020–2022Arkansas (OC/QB)
2023–presentTCU (AHC/OC/QB)

Kendal Briles (born November 10, 1982) is an American football coach. He is the offensive coordinator for Texas Christian University.

Playing career

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Briles played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and University of Houston as a quarterback, wide receiver and safety.

Coaching career

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Baylor

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In 2008, Briles joined his father at Baylor University as inside receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator.[1] From 2012 to 2014 he served as Baylor's passing game coordinator, receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator. In 2015 Briles was promoted to offensive coordinator.[2] He was a 2015 finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach.

See also: Baylor University sexual assault scandal

In 2016, Baylor's football team came under fire when it was revealed university officials had failed to take action regarding alleged rapes and other assaults by Baylor football players. The scandal led to the ouster of head football coach Art Briles (Kendal's father), the demotion and eventual resignation of Baylor University president Ken Starr, the resignation of athletic director Ian McCaw, and the firing of two others connected with the football program.[3]

FAU

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In December 2016, FAU announced that Kendal Briles would be their new offensive coordinator. Head coach Lane Kiffin said Briles will be given "full control" over the offense, including play-calling duties.[4]

Houston

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In January 2018, Briles became the new assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach at his alma mater, the University of Houston.[5] He resigned from this position on December 22, 2018.[6]

Florida State

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In December 2018, Briles became the new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Willie Taggart at Florida State University who was then fired with three games left in his second season. On December 11, 2019, new head coach Mike Norvell announced Kenny Dillingham as the Seminoles' new offensive coordinator, succeeding Briles.[7]

Arkansas

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On December 23, 2019, Briles was named the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas under new head coach Sam Pittman. [8] In March 2022, Briles was given a raise and a contract extension through the 2024 season, after Arkansas finished the 2021 season 9-4 and won the 2022 Outback Bowl. Briles then turned down an offer to be the OC at Mississippi State, and was given another raise by Arkansas in early January 2023 after the 2022 Razorbacks finished the season 7-6 and won the 2022 Liberty Bowl. After TCU made a bid for Briles' services in mid-January, Arkansas refused to match the offer, deciding to not give Briles yet another raise. Briles was replaced at Arkansas by Maryland OC Dan Enos on the same day Briles was announced as the new coordinator for TCU.

TCU

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Briles was hired by TCU as their offensive coordinator on January 19, 2023, replacing Garrett Riley.[9]

Personal life

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Briles' father, Art, was his head coach at the University of Houston and Baylor University.[10] His brother-in-law is Jeff Lebby.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Kendal Briles finds career as a football coach at Baylor University". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Baylor promotes Kendal Briles to offensive coordinator
  3. ^ "Report: Woman says she was raped by current Baylor player". UPI.com. June 10, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Pete Thamel [@PeteThamel] (December 24, 2016). "News: Lane Kiffin tells @SInow he's hiring former Baylor OC Kendal Briles as the offensive coordinator at FAU" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "UH hires former Baylor assistants Kendal Briles, Randy Clements". chron.com. January 6, 2018.
  6. ^ McClymont, Michael. "Report: Houston OC Kendal Briles resigns, will join Florida State staff". theScore.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Kenny Dillingham Hired As Offensive Coordinator". Florida State Seminoles. December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "Arkansas names former Florida State offensive coordinator Kendal Briles to same position". cbssports.com. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Low, Chris. "TCU hires Arkansas' Kendal Briles as new offensive coordinator". ESPN.com.
  10. ^ "Baylor's Art, Kendal Briles take on tough mix of family and football". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  11. ^ John E. Hoover, COLUMN: Family or Not, Art Briles Has No Place On Oklahoma's Sidelines, SI.com, September 10, 2023, accessed February 5, 2024.
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