Arizona has hired Kevin Sumlin as its new football coach, the school has announced.
Sumlin, who was fired on Nov. 26 after Texas A&M went 7-5 in regular season play this season, takes over for a program that went 7-6 in 2017 and 43-35 during the Rich Rodriguez era. He will reportedly be paid $14.5 million over five years.
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Sumlin went 51-26 over six years at Texas A&M. His team's highest finish came in 2012 — his and A&M's first season in the SEC — when the Aggies finished No. 5 overall. He never had a losing season at A&M, though his support ran thin after the Aggies had three consecutive eight-win seasons from 2014-16. According to the terms of his contract, he is owed over $10 million by A&M.
Sumlin also went 35-17 in his previous stop at Houston over the course of four years. Still, he kept other option open as well:
Source tells @sportingnews that Kevin Sumlin interviewed for @raiders WRs coach job before agreeing to become new Arizona Wildcats football coach per @Gil_Brandt
— Alex Marvez (@alexmarvez) January 14, 2018
He will now take over for Rodriguez, who was fired this offseason after facing allegations of workplace misconduct.
