UTSA settles $650,000 on ex-football coach Larry Coker

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Larry Coker, who was fired in January as Texas-San Antonio football coach with three years left on his contract, has agreed to accept a

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Larry Coker, who was fired in January as Texas-San Antonio football coach with three years left on his contract, has agreed to accept a $650,000 settlement from the university.

The San Antonio Express-News (http://bit.ly/24TMMX9) reports it obtained terms of the settlement through open-records requests. It says Coker, who built the Roadrunners program from scratch in 2009, could have received as much as $1.56 million under the buyout provision of his contract. However, he has agreed to accept a $550,000 lump-sum payment next month and another $100,000 by Oct. 15.

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Coker had a 26-32 record at UTSA, including 3-9 this past season, before he was relieved of his duties on Jan. 5. Coker won a national title with Miami in 2001 but was fired there in 2006.

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Information from: San Antonio Express-News, http://www.mysanantonio.com