T U S C A L O O S A, Ala., Nov. 1 — Alabama coach Mike DuBose, whose team has failed to approach lofty expectations in the fourth year of his turbulent tenure with the Tide, is resigning effective at the end of the season.
Athletic director Mal Moore made the announcement at a news conference today.
“We both agreed that new leadership is needed to move the program forward,” Moore said.
Moore said DuBose would be paid his salary and benefits Throughout 2002 — one year beyond his stepping down as head coach —and there would be “no lump sum payment.”
DuBose, 47, a former Alabama player and longtime assistant coach, is under contract through Jan. 31, 2004. His total annual compensation is $525,000.
The 1999 SEC Coach of the Year, DuBose has a 24-20 record in his fourth year as head coach at Alabama.
Moore said a search would be undertaken for an experienced head coach to replace DuBose, who had never been a college head coach when he took the reins of one of the country’s most prominent football programs.
