Former Baylor coach Art Briles is not a candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Houston, the school announced in a statement Saturday.
Houston's board chair Tilman Fertitta wanted to include Briles in the interview process, but ultimately was overruled by school president Renu Khator and athletic director Hunter Yurachek, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
"Earlier this week Art Briles expressed interest to me regarding the Houston head coach position," Yurachek said in the statement. "After discussion with University of Houston leadership, we developed a list of candidates to be interviewed that did not include Art.