First, the news:
This news is not wholly unexpected, but the timing certainly is. Many of us felt that Steele merited another year to see if his highly rated recruiting class would be enough to turn the tide, but apparently the administration of Xavier did not. After four years, the book is closed on Travis Steele.
Conspiratorially minded readers will note that former Xavier and Arizona head coach Sean Miller is currently unemployed and drawing heavy interest from South Carolina and Georgia. If Xavier wants to move on Miller, the window for that to happen is closing quickly.