Current:Home > InvestArt Briles was at Oklahoma game against SMU. Brent Venables says it is 'being dealt with' -BrightFuture Investments
Art Briles was at Oklahoma game against SMU. Brent Venables says it is 'being dealt with'
View
Date:2025-04-19 16:36:52
Art Briles, college football's resident pariah and father-in-law of Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, was spotted on the field after Oklahoma's 28-11 win against SMU on Saturday night at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
The former Baylor head coach, who was fired in 2016 for his handling of multiple sexual assaults by football players, was photographed wearing a crimson OU shirt while talking with Lebby, who was on the Baylor coaching staff during that tumultuous time.
Sooner fans on social pleaded with the OU administration, including head football coach Brent Venables and athletic director Joe Castiglione, not to allow Briles near the team.
Venables was asked about Briles' visit in his postgame news conference and said he wasn't aware of it, but the situation was "being dealt with."
"That’s my father-in-law," Lebby told reporters after the game. "That’s the grandfather to my two kids. So he was down with our entire family after the game, well after the game."
Castiglione, in statement sent to reporters late Saturday night, said he "was just as disappointed as many of our fans when I learned of the postgame situation tonight. It shouldn’t have happened and it was my expectation it never would, based on boundaries we previously set. I’ve addressed it with the appropriate staff."
Even after his exit from Baylor, Briles has remained involved in football, albeit with brief stops.
Briles lasted four days as Grambling's offensive coordinator before resigning in early 2022.
Briles was announced as the head coach last month for the upstart International Football Alliance's team based in Dallas that is set to begin play in 2024.
veryGood! (21458)
Related
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Jim Harbaugh restraining order hearing scheduled for Friday; coach suspended vs. Penn State
- Travis Kelce spotted with Taylor Swift in Argentina during Chiefs bye week
- This year’s Biden-Xi summit has better foundation but South China Sea and Taiwan risks won’t go away
- Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
- Britney Spears reveals her 'girl crush' on 'unbelievable' Taylor Swift with throwback pics
- Father of Liverpool star Luis Díaz released 12 days after being kidnapped in Colombia
- Virginia State University officer critically wounded in shooting near campus, officials say
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Gold is near an all-time high. Here's how to sell it without getting scammed.
Ranking
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- No. 3 Duke basketball loses to Caleb Love, No. 11 Arizona in top-15 showdown
- Long-jailed former Philippine senator who fought brutal drug crackdown is granted bail
- Cantrell hit with ethics charges over first-class flight upgrades
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Must-Have Items That Will Make It Look Like A Professional Organized Your Closet
- The third of four men who escaped a Georgia jail in mid-October has been captured at an Augusta home
- Indonesian Election Commission approves all three candidates for president
Recommendation
2025 'Doomsday Clock': This is how close we are to self
VetsAid 2023 lineup, livestream info: How to watch Joe Walsh, Jeff Lynne's ELO, War on Drugs
IKEA recalls more than 25,000 mirrors for possible falling, shattering risk
The 18 Best Deals on Christmas Trees That Are Easy to Assemble
Brianna LaPaglia Reveals The Meaning Behind Her "Chickenfry" Nickname
2 arrests, dozens evacuated from apartment fire possibly caused by fireworks, authorities say
Japanese vice minister resigns over tax scandal in another setback for Kishida’s unpopular Cabinet
A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit