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.]] Gary Barnett is a College Football coach. He was the head coach of Northwestern University from 1992 to 1999 . He left Northwestern for the University Of Colorado , where he was head coach from 1999 to 2005 , though he was suspended in 2004 due to a recruiting scandal. In , losing 48-28 to Tennessee . In 1999, Barnett left Northwestern to become the 22nd head coach of Colorado. His career was initially successful, but a recruiting scandal tarnished his reputation. That scandal, coupled with Barnett's dismissive comments about former Placekicker Katie Hnida , who alleged that she had been raped by a teammate, led to Barnett's temporary suspension in 2004 . Barnett was later reinstated, and went on to coach the team to an 8-5 record, earning Big 12 Coach of the Year honors along the way. Barnett continued as coach in 2005 , leading the Buffaloes to a 7-2 start. However, on December 9 , 2005 , following consecutive losses to Iowa State and Nebraska in the Buffaloes' last two regular-season games, and a 70-3 blowout by Texas in the Big 12 championship game, Barnett's contract was bought out in a $3 million settlement. REFERENCES
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