UNLV has fired head coach Dave Rice midway through his fifth season at the school, a source told CBS Sports on Sunday night.
An official announcement is expected soon.
Rice was on his way to missing the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year when officials decided to remove him and make assistant Todd Simon the interim coach. The Runnin Rebels are 9-7 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain West thanks to a three-game losing streak and despite the presence of a talented roster featuring McDonald's All-American Stephen Zimmerman.
A source told CBS Sports that relevant boosters were essentially behind the firing.