Ohio coach Frank Solich resigns to “focus on health”

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio football coach Frank Solich is retiring after leading the program through 16 seasons of unprecedented success to focus on his health.

The school announced that Solich was stepping down less than two months before the start of the season and his 77th birthday.

Offensive coordinator Tim Albin has been promoted to head coach.

He got a four-year contract. Solich is the most successful head coach in Mid-American Conference history with 115 wins. Including a stint as a head coach at Nebraska, his alma mater, Solich has a 173-101 record as a major college football head coach.

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