The Texas Coach Who Almost Wasn't | Texas Longhorns Football News

In 2014, Texas nearly landed Art Briles to replace Mack Brown — offering him a six-year deal contingent on Baylor’s Fiesta Bowl win. Briles, a Texas native and proud of his son’s college roots, believed victory would seal his move. But a loss flipped the script, derailing the deal and leaving Texas to hire Charlie Strong instead. Strong’s three seasons ended in failure, while Briles stayed at Baylor until his firing in 2016 amid sexual assault scandal fallout. The missed opportunity became a defining “what if” moment — Briles later coached abroad and returned to college football, while Texas kept searching, eventually landing Tom Herman. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c881955635e8a714