Tulsa fires football coach after another blowout loss
The University of Tulsa has fired football coach Kevin Wilson with one game remaining in the season.
Athletic director Justin Moore made the official announcement in a statement Sunday morning, one day after a 63-30 defeat at South Florida, the Golden Hurricane’s ninth loss by more than 30 points over the past two seasons.
‘With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,’ Moore said. ‘Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of.’
In two seasons under Wilson, Tulsa went 7-16.
He previously posted a 26-47 record, including losses in two bowl games, over six seasons at Indiana from 2011 to 2016. Between head-coaching jobs, he was the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.
Wilson, 63, becomes the sixth AAC head coach to be fired this season.
Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Ryan Switzer will take over on an interim basis as the Golden Hurricane host Florida Atlantic next Saturday to finish out the season.
(This story was updated to change a video).
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