University of Arizona dismisses Kevin Sumlin as head coach
Kevin Sumlin. (Source: Young Kwak, File/Associated Press)
By KOLD News 13 Staff | December 12, 2020 at 3:22 PM MST - Updated December 12 at 4:46 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Arizona Athletics announced on Saturday, Dec. 12th that Head Football Coach Kevin Sumlin has been relieved from his duties, effective immediately.
In the meantime, Defensive Coordinator Paul Rhoads will take over the action as the Interim Head Coach.
“When we hired Kevin three years ago, we had very high hopes for our football program,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke. “Unfortunately, we simply have not seen the results and upward trajectory in our program that we needed to, and I believe now is the time for a change in leadership.”