Tuesday night, Western Michigan was officially removed from MAC West contention. Less than 24 hours later, WMU removed one of its top assistants.
Wednesday night, the Broncos announced that they have “parted ways” with defensive coordinator Tim Daoust. The move comes after WMU gave up 42 points in a loss to a three-win Ball State team that came into the game 99th in the country in scoring (24.5 points per game).
All told, the Broncos gave up 51, 59 and 42 points in three straight losses that knocked them out of the West race and handed the division title to Northern Illinois.
“I appreciate Tim and his family’s dedication to the Bronco football family these past two seasons,” head coach Tim Lester said in a statement. “At this time I felt we needed to go in a different direction.”
This was Daoust’s second stint in Kalamazoo as he was an assistant with the Broncos from 2006-09. Prior to this two-year stint at WMU, Daoust was the coordinator at Ball State.
Daoust will be replaced for the remainder of the year by defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator Lou Esposito. WMU, which is bowl-eligible for a school-record fifth-straight year, will close out the 2018 regular season against West champion NIU next Tuesday.