Western Michigan announced Monday morning that they were making a leadership change in the Bronco football program, relieving Tim Lester of head coaching duties after six seasons.
“Coach Lester is a cherished WMU alumnus who has been a part of some of the most successful football seasons in our history, both as a student-athlete and as a coach,” Western Michigan athletic director Dan Bartholomae said via press release. ”He has represented Bronco Nation with integrity and with class, and he will always be welcomed in Kalamazoo and in our campus community. I am thankful for our year working together and will be rooting him on in his future successes.