Middle Tennessee Fires Football Coach Rick Stockstill

The decision comes after the team's third losing season in the past five years, marking the end of Stockstill's 18-year tenure.

Rick Stockstill, the football coach for Middle Tennessee, has been fired after 18 seasons.
Stockstill had a 113-111 record overall, with a 4-6 mark in bowl games.
MTSU finished 4-8 this season and hasn't lost fewer than five games in a season since 2012.
MTSU hasn't won a conference championship since sharing the Sun Belt crown in 2006, Stockstill’s first season.
Stockstill's contract had run through the 2029 season, and he is owed a buyout of approximately $5 million.