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Nov 21, 2015; Stillwater, OK, USA; Baylor Bears head coach Art Briles yells to his team in the second quarter against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nDivision II Eastern New Mexico named Art Briles as its new head coach on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “I am excited to welcome Art to Eastern New Mexico University,” athletic director Kevin Fite said in a release. “He is an excellent coach, and I look forward to the future of Greyhound football.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Briles, 69, hasn’t coached in college football since 2016. He was fired from Baylor after a review of the school’s handling of sexual assault allegations made against multiple football players.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n That investigation has resulted in backlash whenever teams have expressed interest in hiring Briles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Grambling State caused an uproar in 2022 when the school tried to bring in Briles as its offensive coordinator, resulting in him withdrawing his name from consideration as a means of avoiding a distraction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n The Hamilton Tiger-Cats found themselves in a similar scenario in 2017, with the CFL team opting to rescind an offer to Briles the same day it was made.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Briles took accountability months after his firing at Baylor in an interview with ESPN for what occurred under his watch.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “I understand that I made some mistakes, and for that, I’m sorry,” he said. “But I’m not trying to plead for people’s sympathy. I’m just stating that, ‘Hey, I made some mistakes. I was wrong. I’m sorry. I’m going to learn. I’m going to do better.'”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A federal judge ruled in 2023 that Briles wasn’t negligent in a case regarding a Baylor student who said she was physically assaulted by one of the school’s football players in 2014. Briles eventually received a $15.1 million settlement from Baylor after being fired with eight years left on his contract.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Texas native coached in the Italian Football League and at a Texas high school following his dismissal from Baylor, where he went 65-37 over eight seasons and 3-3 in bowl games from 2008-15.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Briles also went 34-28 across five campaigns (2003-07) at Houston, where Fite served as associate athletic director for compliance and eligibility during Briles’ tenure.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n