US ALL TO KIND OF BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US. BRIAN. YEAH, GUYS, I MEAN, THE STORY HAPPENED AFTER THE GAME ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SO HERE’S WHAT HAPPENED. JEFF LEVY, IS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR AT OKLAHOMA AND ART BRILES IS HIS FATHER IN LAW. AND SO IF YOU DON’T REMEMBER WHO ART BRILES IS, HE USED TO BE THE HEAD COACH AT BAYLOR AND HE WAS FIRED A FEW YEARS AGO AS PART OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT PROBLEM WITHIN THAT BAYLOR FOOTBALL PROGRAM. BUT ART BRILES WAS AT THE GAME ON SATURDAY, AND THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE GAME. AND IT WAS POSTED ON INSTAGRAM BY JEFF LEVY. AND THEN AFTER THE GAME, ART BRILES CAME DOWN ON THE FIELD AND HUNG OUT WITH THE FAMILY. AND THAT SPARKED A REACTION FROM HEAD COACH BRANT VENABLES AND THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, JOE CASTIGLIONE. AND SO JEFF LEVY TODAY HAD A PREPARED STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. MY FATHER IN LAW, HIS PRESENCE ON THE FIELD AFTER THE GAME THE OTHER NIGHT IS SOMETHING THAT CREATED A DISTRACTION. AND I DO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. THAT WAS THAT WAS NOT THE INTENT AT ALL. THE INTENT WAS JUST TO TO CELEBRATE WITH WITH MY FAMILY. AND, YOU KNOW, JOE CASTIGLIONE, COACH VENABLES, BOTH HAVE HAVE ADDRESSED CONCERNS WITH ME, HAVE TALKED TO ME ABOUT IT. AND AND AGAIN CAN CAN MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT WILL NOT COME UP AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS PLENTY OF REACTION AFTER THE GAME FROM FANS AND PEOPLE OUT THERE. BUT THE HEAD COACH WITH THE REACTION, THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WITH THE REACTION AND THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR OUT IN FRON
Oklahoma investigating disgraced ex-Baylor coach Briles being on field with Sooners assistant Jeff Lebby
The images of Briles decked out in Oklahoma gear on Owen Field drew backlash from Sooners fans on social media
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Oklahoma is investigating after disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles was seen on the field with his son-in-law, Sooners offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, after Oklahoma’s 28-11 win over SMU on Saturday night.The images of Briles decked out in Oklahoma gear on Owen Field drew backlash from Sooners fans on social media. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said he was made aware of it and said it is “being dealt with.” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said in a statement on Saturday night: “I 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.” Baylor fired Briles in 2016 after an investigation concluded he and his staff took no action against players named in sexual assault allegations.Lebby spoke about the situation after the game.“That’s my father-in-law,” Lebby said in a press conference. “He’s my father-in-law. That’s the grandfather to my two kids. So he was down with our entire family after the game, well after the game.”Briles re-appeared in college football briefly in 2022 when Grambling State’s Hue Jackson hired him to be his offensive coordinator. Briles left the program after five days, saying he didn’t want to be a distraction.Top Headlines Suspect search underway after fight leads to deadly shooting in northeast Oklahoma City Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in southwest Oklahoma City Husband honors wife who died after falling while taking photos at Kansas high school football game Body recovered from heavily wooded area in southeast Oklahoma City Family of Henryetta murder-suicide victim works to change laws on sentencing sex offenders on national level
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma is investigating after disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles was seen on the field with his son-in-law, Sooners offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, after Oklahoma’s 28-11 win over SMU on Saturday night.
The images of Briles decked out in Oklahoma gear on Owen Field drew backlash from Sooners fans on social media. Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said he was made aware of it and said it is “being dealt with.”
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Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said in a statement on Saturday night: “I 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.”
Baylor fired Briles in 2016 after an investigation concluded he and his staff took no action against players named in sexual assault allegations.
Lebby spoke about the situation after the game.
“That’s my father-in-law,” Lebby said in a press conference. “He’s my father-in-law. That’s the grandfather to my two kids. So he was down with our entire family after the game, well after the game.”
Briles re-appeared in college football briefly in 2022 when Grambling State’s Hue Jackson hired him to be his offensive coordinator. Briles left the program after five days, saying he didn’t want to be a distraction.
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