Brady Hoke fired at Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan head football coach Brady Hoke has been released from his duties Tuesday, concluding his four seasons with the program.

Hoke went 31-20 overall and 18-14 in Big Ten play during his time with Michigan and finished with a 1-2 Bowl record.

Michigan finished the season with a 42-28 defeat at Ohio State and a record of 5-7. The team went 11-2 during the coach's first campaign, winning the 2012 Sugar Bowl, but since then suffered a worse record in each following year.

2012 found the team 8-5, and a 7-6 record followed in 2013. Michigan lost bowl games in both those seasons, and are ineligible for bowl play this year.

The Dayton, Ohio, native went 1-3 against arch-rival Ohio State.

Joey Bosa named Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year

Columbus, Ohio - Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa was named the Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year Monday.

He finished the regular season with 46 tackles and 20 tackles-for-loss, recording a tackle-for-loss in 16-of-17 career games, including a program record of 14 straight games, which he shares with Ryan Shazier and Andy Katzenmoyer. 

Bosa ranks 5th-nationally and 1st in the Big Ten in recorded sacks (13.5). 

He secured at least two sacks in four contests this year for Ohio State (11-0, 8-0), including 2.5 in the team's Oct. 25th double-overtime victory against Penn State. The second, of quarterback Christian Hackenberg secured the victory for the Buckeyes in extra time.

The Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Award is named for Michigan State's Bubba Smith and Penn State's Courtney Brown.