It couldn’t have been a surprise when Rob Ianello received a phone call informing him that he had been fired as the head coach of Akron’s football team. In two seasons, his only wins were over VMI and Buffalo.
But the timing of his dismissal on Saturday? Well that had to come as a shock, as Ianello was on his way to his mother’s funeral, according to Pete Thamel of The New York Times.
Rita Ianello died early last Tuesday on Long Island, NY, and Rob drove home Saturday after his team was defeated on Friday by Western Michigan, 68-19.
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We know the coaching carousel is ruthless but you would have expected Akron AD Tom Wistrcill to have waited until Ianello returned to Ohio before showing him the door.
This was just wrong…….. Prayers to him and his family…
Seriously?! Shame on you, Tom Wistrcill!