It's hard to fault Bill Cubit too much for going 5-7 this season.
Not only was head coach Tim Beckman fired a week before the season, but Cubit also had to deal with a season-ending injury to All-Big Ten wideout Mike Dudek and a late-season injury to key running back Josh Ferguson. Despite all that, Cubit still guided this team past adversity and nearly to a bowl game.
The "interim" tag is now gone from Cubit's title, and he's tasked with leading this team to its first winning season since 2011.