After guiding the Arizona Wildcats to a Pac-12 South title giving them a shot at the Pac-12 title and possible berth in the inaugural College Football Playoff, Rich Rodriguez has been named the conference’s Coach of the Year.

In three season’s with Arizona, Rodriguez has gone 26-12 and 15-12 in conference. He’s also 2-0 in bowl games with the Wildcats with another postseason game still on the docket but yet to be announced. Timing is everything with this Rodriguez announcement is everything too considering the man who replaced him at the University of Michigan, Brady Hoke is about to be fired.