Kennesaw State firing Owls head football coach Brian Bohannon wasn’t popular among the sport’s top pundits. Several took to social media to voice their skepticism around KSU’s motives in making such a drastic move three weeks before the end of the season and with a man who built the program from the ground up being shown the door.

KENNESAW, Ga. — Kennesaw State’s athletic director issued a new statement on Monday after former football coach Brian Bohannon refuted the school’s claims that he stepped down. The athletic director said he thought the two had reached an understanding about the decision.