Curtis Johnson Fired by Tulane: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction

After four seasons as head football coach at Tulane, Curtis Johnson has reportedly been fired by the school following a 3-9 record in 2015. 

Thayer Evans of Sports Illustrated first reported Johnson's firing. ESPN's Brett McMurphy confirmed the move by Tulane.

Johnson's firing isn't a surprise, as it has been a matter of when, not if, Tulane would opt to go in a different direction. Dan Wolken of USA Today reported Wednesday the school was "set to part ways" with the 54-year-old. 

Johnson took over a bad situation, as the Green Wave won two games the season before he arrived, and briefly turned the program around, with seven wins in 2013 and a bowl appearance. He won just six games combined the past two years, though, leading to his firing. 

Fletcher Mackel of NBC New Orleans reported that Tulane could look to hire former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan as its next head football coach if current deputy athletic director Barbara Burke becomes the full-time AD.

It would mark the second consecutive time Tulane has gone to the NFL for a head coach. Johnson came to the school in December 2011 after spending six seasons as a wide receiver coach with Sean Payton's staff with the Saints.