Overview
- The reported move would replace Mike Shula, who was fired nine games into a 3–6 start after the offense scored 14 points or fewer four times.
- Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Mike Furrey handled play-calling for the remainder of the season.
- At TCU, Briles mentored quarterback Josh Hoover, who set a school passing record last year and followed with 3,472 yards and 29 touchdowns this season.
- TCU averaged 30.8 points per game, finished 8–4, and earned an Alamo Bowl berth against USC with Briles running the offense.
- Briles previously coordinated offenses at Baylor, FAU, Houston, Florida State, and Arkansas, and his Baylor tenure under his father, Art Briles, is frequently noted given the program’s sexual-assault review that preceded Art Briles’ ouster.