AAC-bound Charlotte fires Healy after 1-7 start

Charlotte has fired Will Healy arsenic caput shot coach.

"We are grateful to Will Healy for the unthinkable vigor and enthusiasm helium brought to our program," diversion manager Mike Hill said successful a connection Sunday. "He made an interaction present that volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. Sadly, however, our on-field results person not met expectations. Will and his household are peculiar radical and we privation them the best."

Healy was successful his 4th play with the 49ers, who are 1-7 pursuing their 34-15 nonaccomplishment Saturday astatine location to dense underdog Florida International.

Healy, 37, was 15-24 wide astatine Charlotte, which has mislaid 12 of its past 14 games dating backmost to past season. Healy was the caput manager astatine Austin Peay earlier landing the Charlotte caput occupation successful 2019. In his archetypal season, helium led the 49ers to a 7-6 grounds and their archetypal quality successful a vessel game, a 31-9 nonaccomplishment to Buffalo successful the Bahamas Bowl. But since that 2019 season, Charlotte is conscionable 8-18.

Charlotte, which is simply a subordinate of Conference USA, is acceptable to determination to the American Athletic Conference successful 2023-24. Charlotte became an FBS programme successful 2013.

Offensive enactment manager Pete Rossomando volition service arsenic interim manager for the remainder of the season.

The 49ers' 7 losses this play were by an mean borderline of 22.4 points.