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Florida State hires Houston's Kendal Briles as coordinator

Florida State hires Houston's Kendal Briles as coordinator
7 years 1 day 21 hours ago Sunday, December 23 2018 Dec 23, 2018 December 23, 2018 1:53 PM December 23, 2018 in Sports - AP - Texas

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State has hired former Houston assistant Kendal Briles as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Florida State announced Briles' hiring on Sunday. Terms weren't disclosed.

Briles resigned Saturday after Houston (8-5) finished the season with a 70-14 loss to Army in the Armed Forces Bowl. The Cougars were No. 4 in the Football Bowl Subdivision in scoring (46.4 points per game) and No. 6 in total offense (528.6 yards per game) in the regular season.

The 36-year-old Briles has been an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic (2017) and Baylor (2008-16), and he has spent the last four seasons as offensive coordinator. FSU said Briles would have "primary play-calling duties" under coach Willie Taggart.

Briles was on staff at Baylor when his father, Art, was fired because of allegations of sexual assault by football players. Kendal Briles remained on staff after Baylor fired his father in 2016.

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