Art Briles plans to coach for 'another decade'

Former Baylor head coach Art Briles hasn't spoken much publicly since he was fired in May 2016, but as a guest speaker at a coaching clinic Friday, Briles said he plans to coach for "another decade."

"I've been holed up for a couple months, and it's good to be around people who love the game," Briles told the crowd at the Birmingham Football Coaching Clinic in Alabama, according to Joseph Goodman of AL.com.

Stating he could not discuss anything related to Baylor due to a non-disclosure agreement, Briles said he wants to coach again at some level.

Briles hopes to "be able to do what I've done all my life again, which is coach football and be around young people and help young people."

He said he's been offered coaching opportunities, but has instead focused on former coworkers who were affected by the sexual violence scandal that erupted during his time as head coach. The school's president and athletic director were eventually both removed from their positions as a result.

"It just didn't affect me," Briles said. "It affected numerous office personnel, strength staff and all the coaches. My main focus, honestly, this year has been to make sure they can continue doing what they love doing and provide for their families.

"So, that's where I've been. I've kind of taken a backseat. I'm hoping that everything works out for them first."

Though Briles said he will not coach in the upcoming football season, that doesn't mean he won't be around a football field come fall.

"It might be as a volunteer, or it might be as a consultant," Briles said. "There are a lot of different opportunities, but we'll just have to see if that's what it leads to. This is the first time in my life that I've ever been open and free because I started coaching before I graduated college."

The university filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss a Title IX lawsuit filed in January. The claim alleges 31 football players committed 52 acts of rape over a four-year period during Briles' tenure. In February, Baylor regents released documents that appear to show Briles trying to hide information about player misconduct.