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Arizona Athletic Director Greg Byrne confirms the hiring through a post on his Twitter account.
Former Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is taking over Arizona's football program. (Michael Conroy / Associated Press / November 13, 2010) |
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Rich Rodriguez turned West Virginia into a national championship contender before flaming out as Michigan coach under enormous expectations.
Those turbulent three seasons with the Wolverines didn't keep Arizona from hiring Rodriguez to overhaul a program that has been mired in mediocrity for most of the last decade.
Athletic Director Greg Byrne posted on his Twitter account Monday a picture of himself with Rodriguez, the coach's wife and two children. The tweet said, "And the new Arizona football coach and his family is . . ."
The 48-year-old Rodriguez will be introduced Tuesday at a news conference in Tucson at the McKale Center, home of the Arizona basketball teams.
Byrne fired coach Mike Stoops last month after he went 41-50 in seven-plus seasons at the Pac-12 school. The Wildcats have not won more than eight games in a season since 1998 under Dick Tomey.
Rodriguez was fired by Michigan after last season. He was 15-22 with the Wolverines and the program was cited for NCAA rules violations during his tenure.
Pinkel says he failed as role model
Suspended Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel said Monday that he "failed miserably" as a role model after his recent drunk-driving arrest and guilty plea.
Speaking on the fifth day of a weeklong, unpaid suspension handed down hours after the Nov. 16 incident, Pinkel met with reporters at his attorney's office to publicly discuss his arrest and subsequent conviction for the first time. The coach said he convened the news conference to reduce distractions as the Tigers prepare to face Kansas on Saturday, perhaps for the final time in the schools' 120-year rivalry as Missouri looks to leave the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference as soon as next season.
"As you know, I've taken full responsibility for my lack of judgment and poor decision," he said. "I've hurt and disappointed a lot of people ? I've always tried to be a good and positive role model.
"Now it's up to me to begin earning everyone's trust and respect back," he added. "This will never, ever happen again."
Those turbulent three seasons with the Wolverines didn't keep Arizona from hiring Rodriguez to overhaul a program that has been mired in mediocrity for most of the last decade.
Athletic Director Greg Byrne posted on his Twitter account Monday a picture of himself with Rodriguez, the coach's wife and two children. The tweet said, "And the new Arizona football coach and his family is . . ."
The 48-year-old Rodriguez will be introduced Tuesday at a news conference in Tucson at the McKale Center, home of the Arizona basketball teams.
Byrne fired coach Mike Stoops last month after he went 41-50 in seven-plus seasons at the Pac-12 school. The Wildcats have not won more than eight games in a season since 1998 under Dick Tomey.
Rodriguez was fired by Michigan after last season. He was 15-22 with the Wolverines and the program was cited for NCAA rules violations during his tenure.
Pinkel says he failed as role model
Suspended Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel said Monday that he "failed miserably" as a role model after his recent drunk-driving arrest and guilty plea.
Speaking on the fifth day of a weeklong, unpaid suspension handed down hours after the Nov. 16 incident, Pinkel met with reporters at his attorney's office to publicly discuss his arrest and subsequent conviction for the first time. The coach said he convened the news conference to reduce distractions as the Tigers prepare to face Kansas on Saturday, perhaps for the final time in the schools' 120-year rivalry as Missouri looks to leave the Big 12 Conference for the Southeastern Conference as soon as next season.
"As you know, I've taken full responsibility for my lack of judgment and poor decision," he said. "I've hurt and disappointed a lot of people ? I've always tried to be a good and positive role model.
"Now it's up to me to begin earning everyone's trust and respect back," he added. "This will never, ever happen again."
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