Michigan, Miles to talk

Michigan officials asked for and received permission from Louisiana State to meet with Les Miles about the Wolverines’ head coaching vacancy.

Athletic Director Skip Bertman granted the request on condition that Michigan representatives wait until after Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game in Atlanta before starting negotiations, LSU spokesman Herb Vincent said. Vincent said Bertman and LSU chancellor Sean O’Keefe also plan to meet with Miles next week to discuss his contract.

“We’re trying to get the SEC championship game behind us, that’s why we’re scheduling these things for next week,” Vincent said.

Baylor hired Art Briles as coach. Briles was 34-28 in five seasons at Houston. . . . Syracuse announced that Greg Robinson will return as coach. . . . No. 19 Wisconsin accepted an invitation to play in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla., against a Southeastern Conference opponent. . . . No. 20 Cincinnati accepted an invitation to play Southern Mississippi in the Papajohns.com Bowl on Dec. 22 in Birmingham, Ala.