Football coach Gary Andersen and Oregon State University mutually parted ways Monday in a decision in which both parties agreed to release each other from "all future contract obligations and payments," the school said.
Defensive back coach Cory Hall is set to take over as interim coach, but the program will likely hire a new head coach following the season.
The uncertainty surrounding Oregon State's future has raised doubt with the 2018 recruiting class, a group that already ranks 87th in the country and last in the Pac-12 Conference in terms of class ranking and stars per commitment.