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Rich Rodriguez out as Arizona Wildcats football coach

The University of Arizona has parted ways with football coach Rich Rodriguez, Athletics Director Dave Heeke announced on Tuesday.

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By Dan Wolken, USA TODAY Sports

The school was weighing whether to fire football coach Rich Rodriguez, two people with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday. Those people spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The firing likely will be attributed to the Wildcats’ poor finish to the season, losing four of their last five games, and be done without cause, giving Rodriguez his full $6.