Tommy Tuberville to step down at Cincinnati
Cincinnati and Tommy Tuberville are parting ways after four seasons, according to a person with knowledge of the decision who requested anonymity because the announcement has not been made. FootballScoop.com was the first with the report.
Cincinnati sunk to 4-8 overall and just 1-7 in the American Athletic Conference this season, continuing a trend of declining results under Tuberville, who left Texas Tech to take the job in 2012 and believed it would be the last stop of a long, successful career.
But things didn’t go as well as expected for the 62-year old Tuberville, who saw the program struggle to keep pace with the likes of Houston, Central Florida and Memphis despite a significant head start coming from the old Big East.
Tuberville’s buyout was set to decrease from $2.4 million to $1.5 million on December 7. It’s unclear how the buyout will be handled or whether it was negotiated down, but Cincinnati could not wait any longer with the coaching carousel heating up.
Western Kentucky coach Jeff Brohm, who would be a logical fit at Cincinnati, is also being pursued by Purdue. Yahoo! Sports reported that Brohm is set to interview with Baylor today.
Others who could be involved include Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck, Troy coach Neal Brown, Appalachian State coach Scott Satterfield and Ohio State cornerbacks/special teams coach Kerry Coombs (a former Cincinnati assistant).
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