Art Briles, Baylor Reportedly Agree to Settlement: Details, Comments, Reaction

Baylor and head football coach Art Briles have reportedly agreed to terms on a settlement on his contract.

Bleacher Report's Jason King and KWTX 10 in Waco, Texas, reported the two sides agreed to the settlement, though terms were not disclosed.

Briles also decided to withdraw his emergency court motion to insert new attorneys in a federal Title IX lawsuit that was filed by a sexual assault victim, per Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com. The report stated: "In a court filing at U.S. District Court for Western Texas in Waco on Friday, Briles withdrew a request to remove Baylor's attorneys as his legal representation in a Title IX suit filed by a former female student against Baylor, Briles and former athletics director Ian McCaw."

Earlier this week, Baylor interim president David Garland told Dallas' WFAA-TV (via ESPN.com) that a contingent of people were hoping to get Briles back on the sidelines in 2017: "A lot of fans love what the coach did on the football field, and you can understand that. But other factors have to be taken into consideration."

Dan Wolken of USA Today reported a group of Baylor donors were seeking to have Briles remain the program's football coach by essentially serving a one-year suspension, but the movement was "unlikely to result in any action."

Baylor spokeswoman Tonya Lewis said in a statement Tuesday that the school's "Board of Regents did meet...to discuss a variety of matters. We can confirm, there was no vote regarding the employment status of Art Briles."

Briles signed a 10-year contract extension with Baylor three years ago that runs through 2023. KWTX 10 noted he was still owed around $40 million for the duration of the contract. Baylor hired Jim Grobe as the interim football coach on May 30.

On May 26, per the school's official website, Baylor announced it was suspending Briles with the intent to fire him after results from an independent investigation revealed a "fundamental failure" by the university "to implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA)."

Baylor as a whole has come under scrutiny for its handling of sexual assault allegations, particularly those involving football players, which led the school to make sweeping changes—demoting university president Ken Starr and placing athletic director Ian McCaw on probation. Both Starr and McCaw later resigned.