Sources: Houston OC Briles set to join Florida St.
Kelvin Hopkins Jr. ties Army’s single-game record with five rushing touchdowns as the Black Knights obliterate Houston 70-14. (1:51)
Houston offensive coordinator Kendal Briles is expected to take the same job at Florida State, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
Briles has already resigned at Houston, which suffered a record-tying 56-point defeat to Army in the Armed Forces Bowl, sources confirmed. The Athletic first reported Briles’ resignation.
Army routed Houston by 56 points in Saturday’s Armed Forces Bowl, tying the FBS record for largest margin of victory in a bowl game.
Briles, the son of former Houston and Baylor coach Art Briles, agreed to a three-year deal with Houston earlier this month. He coached under his father at Baylor from 2008 to 2016, taking over as offensive coordinator in his final two seasons before spending one year at Florida Atlantic, and joining Houston this past January.
At Florida State, he would replace Walt Bell, who left to take the head-coaching position at UMass.
Entering Saturday’s bowl games, Houston (8-5) ranked fourth in the nation with 46.4 points per game, and sixth with 529 yards per game. The Cougars’ 44 passing touchdowns were the third most in FBS.
But Houston’s season ended in a tailspin as it lost its fourth game in the last five and was limited to just 14 points against Army. The Cougars’ previous lowest point total on the season was 31, in losses at SMU on Nov. 3 and Memphis in the regular-season finale.