BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green has fired head coach Mike Jinks, the school announced Sunday.
The Falcons went 7-24 under Jinks, whom former BG director of athletics Chris Kingston hired in December, 2015. BG started the season 1-6, most recently losing to Western Michigan on Saturday.
The Falcons promoted defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, a former coach at Florida Atlantic University, to interim head coach.
Current director of athletic Bob Moosbrugger said in a statement that “it was time.”
"I want to thank coach Jinks for all of his efforts with our football program and in the BG community.