ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs says the football team’s bad record, a lack of fan support, and off-the-field events led to the firing of head coach Mike Locksley.
Krebs said at a news conference Monday that he told Locksley on Sunday about his decision because he didn’t “see any good ending to this story.”
The firing comes after a rocky tenure by Locksley, who faced a sexual harassment suit, a suspension after he punched another coach, and most recently, criticism after police arrested a man on suspicion of driving while intoxicated in an SUV registered to Locksley’s wife.
The Lobos are 0-4 this season. They were 2-26 under Locksley.
Krebs said Locksley will be paid for this season and $150,000 a year for the next two years.
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