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Johnson C. Smith's Daryl McNeill will no longer serve as the university's football coach effective immediately, the school announced Thursday.
McNeill, who also served as the associate athletics director, completed his fourth season with a 3-7 overall record, 2-5 in the CIAA.
He assumed the head coaching position in December 2004, which was the second time he served as Smith coach.
Thursday's games
VIRGINIA TECH 23, No. 23 MARYLAND 13: Darren Evans ran for a school-record 253 yards and a touchdown and host Virginia Tech topped the Terrapins (6-3, 3-2 ACC). The Hokies (6-3, 3-2) improved to 15-3 on Thursday night and ended a two-game losing streak.
No. 10 UTAH 13, No. 11 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 10: Brian Johnson threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Brown with 47 seconds left to cap an 80-yard drive that kept host Utah's BCS hopes alive.
Johnson threw for 230 yards for the Utes (10-0, 6-0 Mountain West), who recovered on defense after allowing TCU (9-2, 6-1) to gain 202 yards in the first quarter.
Elsewhere
N.C. STATE: Three players, including standout linebacker Nate Irving, will return from injury on Saturday against Duke, coach Tom O'Brien said.
Along with Irving, offensive tackle Julian Williams and receiver Geron James will return after having extra time to heal during last week's open date.
FEWER BLACK COACHES: Days after the election of the country's first black president, a study shows the number of African American coaches in major college football is the lowest in 15 years.
With the recent dismissals of Ty Willingham at Washington and Ron Prince at Kansas State, the number of black coaches in the 119-school NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision was reduced to four.
In 1997, there were eight black head coaches, the most in history.
The study was conducted by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.
FLORIDA STATE: Coach Bobby Bowden said receivers Bert Reed and Jarmon Fortson and linebacker Nigel Carr would be suspended Saturday for the game against Clemson for “not meeting their responsibilities.”
