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Former Baylor coach Art Briles is not a candidate for the vacant head-coaching position at Houston, the school announced in a statement Saturday.Houstons board chairman 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 ESPNs 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. At this time, we will have no further comment on potential candidates or timeline.Briles was Houstons head coach from 2003 to 2007 before taking over at Baylor. Briles won two Big 12 titles at Baylor but was fired earlier this year?after allegations that the university mishandled complaints of sexual assault.Sources told McMurphy earlier Saturday that Houstons list of candidates included Briles, along with?Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin and former LSU coach Les Miles. Cougars interim coach/defensive coordinator Todd Orlando said earlier this week that he and offensive coordinator Major Applewhite also will interview.Kiffins interview is scheduled for Sunday, a source told McMurphy.?After the Crimson Tide beat Florida in the SEC Championship game on Saturday, Kiffin?said his intentions are to stay on as Alabamas offensive coordinator through the playoff.?Im happy to be here, he said. Well keep going from here. You know this season isnt over.Alabama coach Nick Saban said Friday that Kiffin absolutely was ready to be a head coach again. Kiffins scheduled interview was first reported by SB Nation.Houston is looking to replace Tom Herman, who left for Texas after going 22-4 over two seasons.Kiffin previously was a head coach for the Oakland Raiders and at Tennessee. He has been Alabamas offensive coordinator the past three years.Miles is an attractive candidate because of his recruiting ties to the state of Texas from his time as head coach at LSU and Oklahoma State.Les Miles has always recruited Texas and has friends in Houston, a source told McMurphy. It could be what Miles is looking for.ESPN staff writer Adam Rittenberg contributed to this report. Cedi Osman Jersey . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. Matthew Dellavedova Cavaliers Jersey . 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Even with an Olympic title still to defend, Anna Meares says it is mission accomplished in Rio.The 32-year-old cycling legend achieved her two goals for these Games with bronze in the keirin.Several times before Saturdays race - most recently on Friday - Meares had said she had two goals for her fourth Olympics.But until Olympic medal No.6, the Australian team flag bearer had kept them to herself.There were two boxes to tick ... place better than I did in London in the keirin and win a medal, a tearful Meares said after the keirin final.Meares rode a poor keirin final at the last Olympics and then rebounded brilliantly to win gold in the sprint.Her keirin bronze in Rio eases the pressure slightly for the sprint, where Meares has not won a world championship medal since London.The bronze was also historic, as Meares became the most decorated Australian cyclist in Olympic history with six medals.The Australian team flag bearer cried when told about the numerous cycling medal records she had set, including the first woman to win track medals at four Olympics.Double whammy - thats brilliant, she said.Only British legends Brad Wiggins (eight) and Chris Hoy (seven) have won more Olympic medals in the sport.Dutch gold medallist Elis Ligtlee rode from the front and Meares could not catch her, with British rider Rebecca James coming around the outside for silver.Meares said she lost some speed when she went ttoo high on the last bend.ddddddddddddMy coach (Gary West) is going to give me one for having my elbows out up the home straight, she said.My old BMX days were coming back - I was just fighting to get everything out.Meares had a tumultuous build-up to Rio, thanks to an ongoing back injury that flared again late last year.My team have combed every corner to find ways to keep me strong, the muscles working and to keep the back intact and Ive got a medal, she said.She also contemplated retirement last year after the break-up of her marriage.It is the second medal in a rocky Rio campaign so far for Australian cycling, following the silver to the mens team pursuiters.Matthew Glaetzer will ride off for bronze against Russian Denis Dmitriev in the sprint after losing his semi-final to British rider Callum Skinner.Australias womens team pursuiters, their hopes cruelled by a training crash at the start of the week, had to settle for fifth.Great Britain are guaranteed a fourth track gold medal, with defending Olympic champion Jason Kenny and Skinner to ride off in the final.Their womens team pursuiters broke the world record in all three rides at the Olympics, reducing it to four minutes 10.236 seconds when they beat the US in Saturdays final.Canada beat New Zealand for the bronze. 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