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College Football

Rutgers fires football coach Chris Ash after 8-32 record in three-plus seasons

Associated Press
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Head coach Chris Ash of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights looks on during the second quarter against the Boston College Eagles at SHI Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Head coach Chris Ash of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights looks on during the second quarter against the Boston College Eagles at SHI Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Corey Perrine/Getty)

Piscataway, N.J. — Rutgers has fired football coach Chris Ash four games into a season where the hapless Scarlet Knights are showing little progress.

Athletic director Pat Hobb announced the firing less than 24 hours after Rutgers (1-3) was embarrassed 52-0 by Michigan. The Scarlet Knights were 1-11 last season and have not won a Big Ten game since 2017.

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Hobbs also announced offensive coordinator John McNulty has been fired and tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

The 45-year-old Ash posted an 8-32 record in three-plus years, including a 3-26 mark in the Big Ten Conference.

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Rutgers will host Maryland on Saturday.

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