The Arizona Wildcats fired head football coach Rich Rodriguez on Tuesday, citing “the direction and climate of the football program” as the reasoning.
Arizona will pay Rodriguez his full $6.3 million buyout and will hire a search firm as it looks for its new head coach.
Rodriguez went 43-35 in six seasons in Tucson, but was also recently alleged of sexual harassment by a former administrative assistant. An investigation by the UA found the claims to unsubstantiated based on evidence and witnesses, but Arizona still felt the need to make a change anyway.