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Report: Michigan Fires Head Football Coach Rich Rodriguez

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan fired coach Rich Rodriguez on Wednesday, ending a disappointing three-year tenure marred by embarrassing losses and NCAA violations at college football's winningest program.Athletic director Dave Brandon announced the decision after meeting with Rodriguez on Tuesday and again Wednesday morning. He said the two had an "open, honest and direct exchange.""I believe this is the best decision for the future of Michigan football," Brandon said. "We have not achieved at the level that I expect."Rodriguez, who was the head coach at West Virginia before arriving in Ann Arbor, finishes 15-22 at Michigan. Rodriguez was just 6-18 in Big Ten play and 11-11 at home. The school can buy out the final three years of his contract for $2.5 million.Brandon said he will immediately begin a national search for a replacement amid speculation that Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, a former Wolverines quarterback, and former Michigan assistant Brady Hoke, now San Diego State's head coac...

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  11. RichRod comes through in second recruiting class

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