Legendary UCF head coach Jay Bergman has been fired by the university according to the Orlando Sentinel and Rivals.com articles posted in the past day. He was let go with three weeks left in the season and did not accompany the squad to New Orleans for its weekend set against national power Tulane. UCF Associate AD Joe Hornstein states that he was let go because of personnel issue but is officially fired by the university. Bergman finishes his career with a 994-594-3 record in 26 seasons at UCF with an overall record of 1210-707-3 in 36 seasons which includes five years at the University of Florida. UCF assistant coach Craig Cozart has been named the Interim Head Coach for the rest of the season. The full article from the Orlando Sentinel is available here.
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Brian Foley
Brian Foley is the founder and Lead Editor of College Baseball Daily since its inception in 2005. He has covered two CWS, multiple NCAA Baseball Regionals, and other special events across the country. In addition to his duties with College Baseball Daily, he has covered games for Inside Lacrosse and been featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal among other publications. He can be contacted by email at editor at collegebaseballdaily.com and followed on Twitter @BFoley82.
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