Ohio fires football coach after 4 seasons
ATHENS (AP) -- Ohio coach Brian Knorr was fired Thursday after four seasons.
"It has been determined that a change in leadership will serve in the best interest of the program and help our student-athletes realize complete success in the future," Athletics Director Thomas Boeh said in a statement.
Knorr compiled an 11-35 record, including a 4-7 mark during the 2004 season. The Bobcats opened the season with a promising 3-2 start, including a win at Kentucky, but then dropped five of their last six games.
The four wins were a two-win improvement from Ohio's 2-10 record in 2003.
Knorr was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach in December 2000 after Jim Grobe left to coach Wake Forest.
The university said it would pay Knorr for the last year of his original five-year contract.
The school plans to start searching for a replacement.
A message seeking comment was left at a listing under Knorr's name in Athens.