Recent history in college football brings two names to mind in the past decade. George O'Leary (above), who was the Notre Dame coach for only a few days in 2001, and Mike Price at Alabama, who was hired in late 2002 and actually made it all the way through spring practice in 2003 before losing his job with the Crimson Tide.

 

All three lost their jobs for very different reasons. Haywood was out because of his domestic violence arrest. O'Leary resigned for inaccuracies on his resume, a/k/a resume padding.  Price had his contract rescinded for alleged off the field incidents in Pensacola, Florida while playing in a golf tournament. In all three cases there was no written contract in place.

Here's a look back at Mike Price (above) and the circumstances that forced him out at Alabama.

 

Interestingly enough, Price went on the offensive after losing his job. Price sued Sports Illustrated for defamation over the magazine's reporting of incidents involving him during his time in Alabama. For more on the suit and the settlement, click on this link.