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 positive results that never came.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Diminishing returns in each season since then led to the 56-year-old’s firing, athletic director Jim Hackett said.<\/p>\n
“This was not an easy decision given the level of respect that I have for Brady,” Hackett said.<\/p>\n
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.”<\/p>\n
Hoke coached San Diego State for two season before coming to Michigan, going 13-12 overall.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Hoke was 34-38 at Ball State with a 27-20 mark in the MAC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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