Jon Rothstein was the first to break the news.
He was previously the head coach of LSU, Stanford, and Nevada. Johnson took all three of those schools to the NCAA Tournament.
Johnson noted something we all noticed. This team never stopped fighting, despite being overwhelmed with injuries and in a devastatingly tough conference.
"I'm proud of the kids and how they stayed the course," Johnson told ESPN. "They were 13-0 and were 25th in the country at one point last season. And with all the injuries they have had, they battled in the toughest conference in the country the last three years.