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Ann Arbor, Mich. • Michigan has fired football coach Brady Hoke after four seasons.

Interim athletic director Jim Hackett made the announcement Tuesday after weeks of speculation about Hoke's future. The Wolverines have struggled to regain their status among the top programs in the Big Ten, much less college football.

Hoke was an assistant at Michigan before turning around Ball State and San Diego State as a head coach. After he replaced Rich Rodriguez, the Wolverines won the Sugar Bowl and finished the 2011 season 11-2. Hoke's recruits were well regarded, but the results on the field didn't measure up. Michigan went 8-5 in 2012 and 7-6 in 2013. This season, they were 5-7. Hoke was 31-20 overall.

UAB pulling plug on football program

UAB is shutting down the football program after one of the Blazers' stronger seasons, the first school to make that cost-cutting move in nearly two decades. The university announced the decision Tuesday minutes after President Ray Watts met with the Blazers players and coaches, while several hundred UAB students and fans gathered outside for the third straight day to support the program. UAB made the decision after a campus-wide study conducted by a consulting firm.

Winston hearing to resume Wednesday

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and the woman who has said he sexually assaulted her spent nearly five hours in separate rooms at a closed-door hearing on campus recounting what happened nearly two years ago. The university hearing adjourned apparently with no resolution and is scheduled to resume Wednesday. —

College Football Playoff rankings

1 • Alabama 11-1

2 • Oregon 11-1

3 • TCU 10-1

4 • Florida St. 12-0

5 • Ohio St. 11-1

6 • Baylor 10-1

7 • Arizona 10-2

8 • Michigan St. 10-2

9 • Kansas St. 9-2

10 • Mississippi St. 10-2

11 • Georgia Tech 10-2

12 • Mississippi 9-3

13 • Wisconsin 10-2

14 • Georgia 9-3

15 • UCLA 9-3

16 • Missouri 10-2

17 • Arizona St. 9-3

18 • Clemson 9-3

19 • Auburn 8-4

20 • Oklahoma 8-3

21 • Louisville 9-3

22 • Boise St. 10-2

23 • Utah 8-4

24 • LSU 8-4

25 • Southern Cal 8-4

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings being announced Sunday, Dec. 7. The playoff semifinals will match the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be hosted at the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. The championship game will be on Jan. 12, 2015 at Arlington, Texas.