South Florida Coach Jim Leavitt Fired

The University of South Florida have fired coach Jim Leavitt after allegations have surfaced that he has been involved in striking a player during a game this season, according to ESPN and AOL Fanhouse.

The two articles are reporting that the coach had been fired after an investigation into his conduct against special teams player Joel Miller during the Bulls’ November game against Louisville. Details of the investigation are to be released at some point today (Friday).

Leavitt is the only coach in South Florida’s 13-year history, and was also the second-highest paid coach in the Big East conference with $1.6 million, just behind Rutgers’ Greg Schiano who is on $2 million.

He is also the third coach since the end of the college football regular season to be fired for alleging to have struck a player. Kansas’ Mark Mangino and Texas’ Mike Leach were also fired for the same reasons, where Leach was found out that he locked a concussed player in an electrical closet                                             .

Source: NJ.com