CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte has fired athletic director Mike Hill just 13 months after he signed a four-year extension, the university announced Thursday.

Jesh Humphrey, vice chancellor for institutional integrity and general counsel, will oversee the department on an interim basis.

The school said in a release the decision was made after careful deliberation and “in recognition that the “rapidly evolving business, regulatory and competitive landscape of higher education athletics demands a new approach and renewed strategic foundation.”

Charlotte’s football team was 26-47 in seven seasons under Hill and the men’s basketball team was 90-91.

The Charlotte 49ers football team is 1-5 this season under coach Tim Albin, whom Hill hired.

“Over the past seven years, Mike has led our ath

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