Art Briles is so radioactive, so unhireable, he may have to leave the country to get back into coaching football.
The former Baylor coach, who hasn’t landed a job since he was fired from the Big 12 school amid a series of sexual assault scandals involving former and current players under his watch, reportedly is considering going to Florence, Italy, to get back into coaching.
The Fort-Worth Star Telegram is reporting Briles is “very interested” in the Guelfi Firenze American football team.
Since his firing in May 2016, Briles has come close to landing a few different jobs. He was set to join the Cowboys as a consultant, but the team backed out. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL hired him as their offensive coordinator last August, but the league stepped in within 24 hours, disallowing the move. Purdue and Texas Tech expressed interest, but neither hired him. He was said to be considered for the coaching vacancy at Waco High School, but that didn’t happen, either.
He coached Baylor from 2008-15, going 65-37 with four 10-win seasons. He was let go after an investigation charged him with being slow to act when told of sexual assault allegations involving different players spanning several years.
Now 62, Briles may finally have a shot to get back into coaching — if he’s willing to leave the country.


