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Reports: Kendal Briles Accepts Offensive Coordinator Position at Florida Atlantic - Updated

Lane Kiffin gives KB complete control over the offense including play calling.

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UPDATE:

SBNation reports that Lane Kiffin will stay with Alabama through their Bowl game so it’s probably safe to assume that Coach KB will remain with Baylor through theirs.

ESPN reports that Coach KB join new FAU coach Lane Kiffin after coaching Baylor against Boise State on Tuesday in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.

Briles will join new FAU coach Lane Kiffin after coaching Baylor against Boise State on Tuesday in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit first reported the hire, noting that Briles will have full control of the offense and the playcalling duties as Kiffin focuses more on overseeing the entire program. Kiffin told Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman that the Briles hire is a "home run."

Tweets abound about the news of Lane Kiffin hiring Kendal Briles as the offensive coordinator at Florida Atlantic.

The Dallas Morning News reports this story with Kendal as the “now former” offensive coordinator and so far that has been the news on how this will affect the Cactus Bowl.

Per multiple reports, new Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin has hired now former-Baylor offensive coordinator Kendal Briles to the same position.

This post will be updated as more news comes to light about Kendal’s status with Baylor through the Bowl game.

New Florida Atlantic University coach Lane Kiffin is hiring Kendal Briles as his offensive coordinator, Kiffin told Sports Illustrated on Friday night. From SI dot com.

Briles served as the offensive coordinator at Baylor prior to coming to FAU. Kiffin said Briles has “agreed to join” the FAU staff as assistant head coach in addition to offensive coordinator.

Kiffin said Briles will have “full control of our offense” and handle all the gameday play calling duties. This will let Kiffin operate more as a CEO, much in the way he’s watched Nick Saban operate the past three years at Alabama.

“We were very deliberate in our decision to bring Kendal to FAU, engaged in and completed our due diligence—including speaking with people we trust who had worked with Kendal over a number of years,” Kiffin said in a statement to Sports Illustrated.

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