LAS VEGAS — UNLV fired coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances.
Sanford, 54, will coach the Rebels’ final game of the season at home against San Diego State on Nov. 28. He will be paid a $225,000 buyout, under terms of a three-year contract extension the coach signed last year.
The Rebels dropped to 4-7 overall and 2-5 in the Mountain West Conference with a 45-17 loss Saturday at Air Force. UNLV is 7-32 in conference play under Sanford.
Footnotes.
Dick Tomey said he will retire from coaching after San Jose State’s game against Louisiana Tech on Dec. 5. Tomey, 71, is 182-143-7 during stints at Hawaii, Arizona and San Jose State.
• Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin said wide receiver Nu’Keese Richardson and defensive back Mike Edwards — two of three freshman players charged last week in an attempted armed robbery — were permanently dismissed from the team, while former starting safety Janzen Jackson will continue to be barred from team activities while Kiffin awaits more information in his case.
• Richie Brockel, the starting tight end and captain of the Boise State offense, is expected to miss the rest of the season with a foot injury.
• California star tailback Jahvid Best will not play Saturday against Stanford as he recovers from a concussion.
• Missouri wide receiver Jared Perry will miss the rest of the season with a fractured right leg.
• Penn State backup tailback Brandon Beachum will miss the rest of the year because of a right knee injury.
• Rutgers running back Kordell Young is out for the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
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