Stoutland will be Miami interim coach for bowl

Shannon took over for Larry Coker at the end of the 2006 season and went on a mission to change the culture at the school — which, in many respects, he did. Miami has been among the nation's leaders in academic success by its football program, and the off-the-field reputation has been cleaned up considerably.

But it never translated into enough wins.

Shannon went 5-7 in his first season, then 7-6, then 9-4 last year. He never won a bowl game, and never got the Hurricanes past second place in the ACC's Coastal Division. Miami still has not won a conference championship since leaving the Big East, and hasn't been part of the Bowl Championship Series since the 2003 season.

"Randy Shannon is Miami," university president Donna Shalala famously said when he was hired, with good reason. Shannon is a native of Miami, played for the Hurricanes and was a longtime assistant coach before getting the chance to lead the program.

Even after Miami lost to Virginia Tech and was eliminated from the ACC race, Shalala sent Shannon a note of support. But when asked by The AP after Saturday's loss if he was concerned about his future, Shannon simply shrugged and said it would remain a source of speculation.

Less than six hours later, he was out of a job.

"I still believe in Coach Shannon," Harris said. "I love the man."