Michigan has fired football coach Rich Rodriguez after his third season ended with a school-record 38-point loss in the Gator Bowl, Fox 2 TV in Detroit is reporting.That noise you just heard was RJBO popping the cork on a Champagne bottle.
The report comes after Rodriguez met with athletic director Dave Brandon earlier Tuesday.
Members of the football team are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, according to another report out of Ann Arbor.
Michigan's Gator Bowl loss to Mississippi State knocked Rodriguez's overall record to 15-22 with college football's winningest program.
Michigan will owe the coach $2.5 million to buy out the final three years of his contract.
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January 4, 2011
Michigan Fires Rich Rodriguez
Michigan has raised up Rich Rodriguez and now has sent him packing. Via ESPN:
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