Current:Home > MyArt Briles was at Oklahoma game against SMU. Brent Venables says it is 'being dealt with' -SecureNest Finance
Art Briles was at Oklahoma game against SMU. Brent Venables says it is 'being dealt with'
View
Date:2025-04-15 09:38:20
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! (5321)
Related
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- Amtrak service disrupted after fire near tracks in New York City
- Chris Evans Shares Thoughts on Starting a Family With Wife Alba Baptista
- New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Pick, Brings a Moderate Face to a Radical Game Plan
- Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies
- New Yorkers vent their feelings over the election and the Knicks via subway tunnel sticky notes
- The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room
- Republican Dan Newhouse wins reelection to US House in Washington
Ranking
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Horoscopes Today, November 12, 2024
- Cameron Brink set to make Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut
- DWTS' Gleb Savchenko Shares Why He Ended Brooks Nader Romance Through Text Message
- DeepSeek: Did a little known Chinese startup cause a 'Sputnik moment' for AI?
- Can I take on 2 separate jobs in the same company? Ask HR
- Kentucky gets early signature win at Champions Classic against Duke | Opinion
- Oprah Winfrey denies being paid $1M for Kamala Harris rally: 'I was not paid a dime'
Recommendation
The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
Denzel Washington Will Star in Black Panther 3 Before Retirement
Ben Foster Files for Divorce From Laura Prepon After 6 Years of Marriage
Garth Brooks wants to move his sexual assault case to federal court. How that could help the singer.
Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
As the transition unfolds, Trump eyes one of his favorite targets: US intelligence
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul referee handled one of YouTuber's biggest fights
Jana Duggar Reveals She's Adjusting to City Life Amid Move Away From Farm