{
  "id": 5159061,
  "title": "Gardner-Webb fires Kris McCullough amid investigation after he coached only one game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gardner-webb-fires-kris-mccullough-amid-investigation-after-he",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T19:49:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/09/02/gardner-webb-fires-kris-mccullough-amid-investigation-after-he-coached-only-one-game"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gardner-Webb fired coach Kris McCullough on Wednesday, two days after the school announced it was investigating him. McCullough coached only one game at Gardner-Webb, a 35-17 season-opening loss to Austin Peay on Thursday. Pete Bennett, who joined Gardner-Webb’s staff as a special teams coordinator in 2024, was announced on Monday as the interim head coach.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}