Report: Art Briles resigns as Grambling State offensive coordinator

The Grambling State Tigers and head coach Hue Jackson made a controversial move this week, deciding to bring former Baylor Bears head coach Art Briles on as the offensive coordinator. However, per a report, the two sides will not go through with hiring and will be parting ways.

According to a report from Chris Vannini of The Athletic, Briles has resigned from Grambling State and will not serve as the offensive coordinator going forward. Briles has yet to coach at the college level since 2015 when he was with Baylor and has most recently been at Mount Vernon High School in Texas.

Collegiate programs have decided to stay away from Briles over the past few years, despite running one of the best offenses in the country while at Baylor. The head coach has had his name right in the middle of improper handling of sexual assault allegations at the school.

ESPN writer calls out Hue Jackson over Art Briles hiring

Before the resignation was announced, former Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson recently voiced support over the then hiring of Art Briles by Grambling State University. Jackson drew his foundation, the Hue Jackson Foundation, released a letter in support of the hire factoring in forgiveness, redemption, and enlightenment.

While the former Browns head coach might have been in support of the move, there was still plenty of opposition of the hire given Briles history. And those who were opposed to it took exception with the letter from Jackson, and one person went so far as to be critical of his foundation and its finances. ESPN staff writer Dan Murphy reposted Jackson’s letter with the following attached to it.

“ The Hue Jackson Foundation collected $158,000 in 2019 (the most recent tax info available). It paid out $115,000 to its sole paid employee and spent another $15,000 on travel. It looks like they gave out roughly $4,000 in grants,” wrote Murphy.

Jackson not only saw the post questioning the expenses of his foundation but took up arms to defend it and himself. And he did all this directly from the foundation page itself.

“What you failed to report is where that money came from. Hue Jackson was the LARGEST donor and he PERSONALLY donated over 75% of the funds, I personally donated from my salary back into the organization as well. Our records are clean!” wrote Jackson.

On3’s Justin Rudolph contributed to this report