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The day after the college football regular season wraps up is typically filled with coaching turnover, and this season has not been totally different.
Reports surfaced on Sunday that Western Kentucky has fired head coach Mike Sanford after just his second season in charge of the Hilltoppers after going 3-9 in 2018.
SOURCE: WKU has fired head coach Mike Sanford after two seasons.. SB Nation first reported the move.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 25, 2018
Western Kentucky has fired second year head coach Mike Sanford, sources tell @SBNation.
— Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) November 25, 2018
Sanford served as the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame for two seasons before being hired by Western Kentucky in 2017. the Hilltoppers got to the bowl game in his first season, going 6-7, but regressed this year. Western Kentucky finished the year 3-9, and Sanford will lose his job despite finishing the season with back-to-back victories over UTEP and Louisiana Tech.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Lucas is a digital reporter for 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, and a high school play-by-play broadcaster. Lucas has been covering SEC football for Saturday Down South since 2018.
