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Arizona fires football coach Kevin Sumlin after 70-7 loss to ASU in Territorial Cup

Arizona Daily Star

The University of Arizona has fired football coach Kevin Sumlin after two-plus seasons, the school announced Saturday.

Sumlin, 56, posted a 9-20 record as Wildcats coach after arriving in January 2018. His winning percentage of .310 is the second worst for any UA coach who has presided over at least 20 games.

Sumlin inherited a team that went 7-6 in 2017 under Rich Rodriguez. Since then, Arizona has gone 5-7, 4-8 and 0-5 – with the latest loss the worst of all: a 70-7 defeat against rival Arizona State on Friday night.