The 2016 coaching carousel has officially been fired up -- so to speak.
FIU coach Ron Turner has been relieved of his duties, the school announced on Sunday. Defensive coordinator Ron Cooper will serve as the team's interim coach.
Ron Turner Relieved of Duties https://t.co/dvzq02Lzpm
— FIU Football (@FIUFootball) September 25, 2016
Turner's Golden Panthers were 0-4 this season with their latest loss coming to UCF by a score of 53-14 on Saturday. FIU was outscored by an average of 21 points per game while posting just 13.5 points per game. In all, Turner was 10-30 in three-plus seasons with FIU. He never took the Golden Panthers to a bowl game.
Per Dan Wolken of the USA Today, FIU will owe Turner somewhere north of $700,000 in buyout money. Turner's contract ran through the 2017-18 season.
Turner succeeded Mario Cristobal, who was fired in December 2012. Cristobal, who is now an assistant at Alabama, amassed a 27-47 record in six years with FIU but led the program to consecutive winning seasons in 2010 and 2011. Turner previously coached Illinois from 1997-2004, going 35-37.
