Recorded Tirade Prompts EMU to Fire Football Coach

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Ron English failed to build a winning football program at Eastern Michigan University, going 11-46 at the Mid-American Conference school since 2009, including a 1-8 mark through the first nine games of this season. But his downfall was precipitated by a three-minute, expletive-laced tirade delivered to defensive backs during a film session last month, a recording of which fell into the hands of athletics administration. In it, English repeatedly refers to players as "bitch."

He was fired Friday for what EMU athletic director Mary Lyke called "absolutely unacceptable" statements containing "wholly inappropriate language."

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