vote of confidence by the school administration. The next week, with 13 players suspended by the ACC, Miami defeated winless Duke only 20–15. All but one of the players returned the next week, as Miami jumped out to a 10–0 lead over Georgia Tech, but struggled in the fourth quarter, losing the game by a score of 30–23. This left the team at 5–3, further encouraging speculation that Coker would be dismissed by season's end. The following week, the Hurricanes lost to Virginia Tech, 17–10, as ESPN College Football analysts questioned Coker's management of the clock in the game's final minutes. This was the first time Miami had been an underdog at home in Coker's six seasons as coach. The team fell to 5–4 and 2–3 in the ACC, suffering its first four-loss season since 1999. Firing Miami defeated a ranked Boston College team on Thanksgiving to finish the regular season with a 6–6 record. Revealing an apparent lack of communication between Coker and University of Miami President Donna Shalala, Coker predicted after the victory that he would be back as head coach in 2007. The following day, however, he was fired. On December 8, 2006, the University of Miami announced Randy Shannon would succeed Coker as head coach. Shannon previously served under Coker as Miami's defensive coordinator from 2001 to 2006. Coker was allowed to coach the team in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl on December 31, 2006, in which Miami defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack, 21–20. Coker finished his time at Miami with a 60–15 record, but had declined every year and was not popular at the time of his firing. In 2018, showing that he had possibly become more popular after Miami football struggled for years after his firing, Coker was inducted into the Miami Sports Hall of Fame. In January 2007, Coker interviewed for the head coaching position at Rice University. According to several media sources, he was one of two finalists for the position. However, Rice selected David Bailiff, formerly head coach at Texas State University. UTSA In February 2009, Coker applied for the first head coach position for the University of Texas at San Antonio's new football team. On March 5, it was reported that he would be the head coach for the school's inaugural season. Coker compiled a 26–32 record in five seasons as the Roadrunners' coach before resigning on January 5, 2016.