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Friday, November 24, 2006

Coker

The University of Miami fired football coach Larry Coker, who won a national championship in 2001, after a season marked by an on-field brawl and the shooting death of a player.

Coker, 58, compiled a 59-15 record in his six seasons at the school after going 6-6 this year. Some 13 players were suspended for fighting during a game against Florida International University in October.

One of his players, defensive end Bryan Pata, was shot and killed off campus on Nov. 7.

Coker will coach the team if it gets invited to a bowl game, Athletic Director Paul Dee said in a televised news conference.



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