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Former Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin is the new coach at Arizona. 

The school made the announcement official Sunday night, and said terms of Sumlin's new deal will be revealed at a Tuesday press conference. 

Sirius XM first reported Sumlin's hiring Sunday afternoon. Sports Illustrated also reported the news.

Sumlin will replace Rich Rodriguez, who was fired earlier this month. USA TODAY Sports reported that the Wildcats grew uncomfortable with the direction of the football program amid allegations of workplace misconduct. Rodriguez said in a statement released through his attorney that the university had investigated claims of harassment by a former administrative assistant, who threatened a $7.5 million lawsuit.

Sumlin was fired by the Aggies in November after six seasons at the helm. The 53-year-old, who also spent four seasons as the coach at Houston, has amassed a career record of 86-43 as a head coach. 

Arizona was believed to be targeting Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo for its vacancy, but The Arizona Daily Star confirmed Sunday that Niumatalolo would stay at Navy.

Sumlin will inherit a Wildcats team led by rising junior quarterback Khalil Tate, who threw for 1,591 yards and ran for 1,411 more as a sophomore in 2017.

Contact Tom Schad at tschad@usatoday.com or on Twitter @Tom_Schad.

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Kevin Sumlin was hired by Arizona. The former Texas A&M and Houston coach has an 86-43 record over 10 seasons.  USA TODAY Sports
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Rich Rodriguez was fired by Arizona. He went 43-35 in six seasons leading the Wildcats.  USA TODAY Sports
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