Boise State is firing football coach Andy Avalos on Sunday after a 5–5 start to the season, a source confirmed to Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Boise State hasn’t finished a season below .500 since 1997. The Broncos are coming off a 42–17 win over New Mexico State on Saturday to reach .500, but that wasn’t enough to save Avalos less than a day later.
Since being hired in January 2021, Boise State has a 22–14 record under the first-time coach. Before taking the job nearly three years ago, Avalos held several assistant coaching jobs with a myriad of college programs. He was last a defensive coordinator with Oregon.