CMU Athletics Director Dave Heeke has named Steve Stripling the interim head football coach at CMU after Butch Jones was named Cincinnati’s head coach.
Stripling served in his first season as CMU’s associate head coach and coached the team’s defensive ends.
“I considered what would be best for our football program going forward from this day forward [...]

THE LATEST: Cincinnati introduces Jones at afternoon press conference; CMU names Steve Stripling interim coach for GMAC Bowl on Jan. 6.

The Detroit News reports the CMU football coach is the top candidate for Marshall’s coaching vacancy, as well as a frontrunner for Cincinnati’s coaching vacancy.

Everything CMU Athletic Director Dave Heeke can do to keep football coach Butch Jones in Mount Pleasant will be done, Heeke said Tuesday.