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Former Baylor coach Art Briles spoke at a football coaching clinic in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday and told coaches he wanted to coach for "another decade."

Former Baylor coach Art Briles was a guest speaker at the Birmingham Football Coaching Clinic on Friday, and told coaches that he planned to coach for "another decade."

Briles was fired by Baylor last year after investigations by the university and reporters uncovered a culture of sexual violence among players, and attempts by the coaching staff and local police to cover it up. Until Friday in Birmingham, Briles hadn't spoken publicly in months although he released a one-page letter in early March denying covering up sexual assault by players, and obstructing justice on campus.

Briles was a guest speaker at the coaching clinic hosted by UAB coach Bill Clark and his coaching staff. The former Baylor coach conducted a session on Friday night called "Making Concepts Into Themes." Afterwards, he thanked coaches for allowing him to speak at the clinic.

"I've been holed up for a couple months, and it's good to be around people who love the game," said Briles, who is 61 years old, and coached high school football in Texas for 21 years before moving to the college game at Texas Tech in 2000.

Members of Clark's coaching staff have connections with Briles dating back to his high school days in Texas, including running backs coach Randy Pittman and offensive coordinator Les Koenning.

"We've got a bunch of guys on the docket," Clark said, "but here's a guy who was one of the game's great offensive innovators, and he was a high school coach. So, that's a big deal for high school coaches to get to hear a guy who was at their level, and then had a lot of success at the college level."

Approached by AL.com after the event, Briles would not answer questions about Baylor's scandal, citing a non-disclosure agreement he signed with the university. Briles did reflect on his future, however, and said he wants to coach for 10 more years, and that he's "not really concerned with what level."

He said it is his goal 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."

"Right now, honestly, it's just day to day," Briles said.

Briles said he has been approached about opportunities within the coaching profession, but added "I think the best thing for me at this stage is to, my main focus has been to help those who were with me land on their feet."

"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."

Briles will not coach in the upcoming football season, but he could be involved "in some capacity."

"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."

Reflecting on his past, Briles said, "I've been very blessed up to this point. I understand that, and now to me it's all about fulfilling that blessing. So, that's really just where I'm at from a mental standpoint."

Birmingham area high school coaches asked Briles pointers and advice about their offenses after the speaking session. Some coaches took pictures with the former Baylor coach who rose from the high school ranks to be one of the most innovative offensive coaches in college football.

Briles' rise to fame included a Big 12 title and a Heisman Trophy for former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III. That legacy was wiped away, however, after an independent investigation shed light on widespread sexual assaults by football players. The aftermath of the initial investigation has pieced together one of the biggest scandals in college football history.

In February, members of Baylor's board of regents, responding to a libel lawsuit, filed a statement in Dallas County court calling Baylor's football program under Briles "a black hole" where "reports of misconduct such as drug use, physical assault, domestic violence, brandishing of guns, indecent exposure and academic fraud disappeared."

Asked what advice he would give to younger coaches, he said, "stay passionate, stay driven, appreciate each day, be a good role model, and lead through a positive and uplifting spirit and attitude."

Joseph Goodman is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. He's on Twitter @JoeGoodmanJr.