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OU Fires Women's Basketball Coach Becky Francis
Coach fired just hours after her husband, OU President Gary Russi, announced his retirement.
Becky Francis is out as Oakland University's women's basketball coach, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
According to the report, the announcement came just hours after her husband, Oakland University President Gary Russi, announced his retirement effective Aug. 1.
Francis had just recently helped the university announce its move to the Horizon League at a May 8 event in downtown Detroit, the report indicated, one week after hiring a new assistant.
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