University of Texas mega-booster Red McCombs wants to see former Baylor coach Art Briles back on the sidelines next season.

According to the San Antonio Express-News, McCombs wants Incarnate Word to hire the former Baylor coach who was fired in the wake of the school's sexual assault scandal. Briles has not coached since his dismissal in May 2016.

"You not only will be getting the best football coach available but also the best man," McCombs said he told Incarnate Word's trustees, according to the Express-News.

McCombs, who has been a longtime Texas booster, has his name on an event center on UIW's campus in downtown San Antonio. He also has two car dealerships in the city and used to own the San Antonio Spurs.

According to the Express-News' Tom Orsborn, Briles' friends have approached the school about the opening, but the former Baylor coach is not a serious contender to replace Larry Kennan, who was recently fired after a 1-10 season at the Football Championship Subdivision program.

Briles has not been publicly linked to any jobs since he was fired at Baylor. He was reportedly set to join former SMU coach June Jones' staff on the CFL's Hamilton-Tiger Cats, but the offer was rescinded after a large public backlash.

According to an internal report prepared by the Pepper Hamilton law firm, some members of Baylor's previous coaching staff "took improper steps in response to disclosures of sexual assault or dating violence... ."

"The man that I know wouldn't even come close to being the kind of guy those people (painted him out to be)," McCombs told the Express-News. "I don't think (Baylor) handled the job right, but that's their business, not mine.

"But what happens to little Incarnate Word is my business. I want them to do well, but I am afraid they are fighting an uphill battle, and this could be their big breakthrough."