Ahead of the start of the 2008 season, Baylor tapped Briles to become their next head coach. He has an 87-61 career win-loss record as a head coach in college and a 166-46-4 record as a head coach in high school. He is 2-5 all-time in bowl games. Briles has won one Conference USA championship in his career in 2006 and two C-USA West Division titles. He led Baylor to a Big 12 championship in 2013. Briles is the author of “Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith,” which hit bookshelves in 2014.