Ann Arbor, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The University of Michigan fired head
football coach Brady Hoke on Tuesday after four seasons, saying he had enough
time to produce .
Hoke posted a 31-20 record at Michigan, but never improved on an 11-2 mark and
Sugar Bowl title in his first season with the Wolverines.
They went 5-7 overall this season, including 3-5 in the Big Ten, marking the
program’s first losing season since going 5-7 in 2009 under Rich Rodriguez.
Hoke was hired as the 19th head coach at Michigan on Jan. 11, 2011, after
Rodriguez was fired following a 15-22 record in three seasons at the helm.
Hoke, an assistant at Michigan from 1995-2002, was the second Wolverines head
coach after Hall of Famer Fielding Yost to win 10 games in his first season.
Diminishing returns in each season since then led to the 56-year-old’s firing,
athletic director Jim Hackett said.
“This was not an easy decision given the level of respect that I have for
Brady,” Hackett said.
He added: “I wanted to make sure that Brady received adequate time to exhibit
the results that would come from his effort and I believe that Brady and our
coaching staff had enough time to produce those results and unfortunately they
are not there.”
Hoke coached San Diego State for two season before coming to Michigan, going
13-12 overall.
Prior to his stint with the Aztecs, he coached at Ball State, his alma mater,
for six seasons. In 2008, the team went 12-1 with an 8-0 record in the Mid-
American Conference.
Hoke was 34-38 at Ball State with a 27-20 mark in the MAC.
