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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 1995, Barnett led Northwestern to the Big Ten Conference title and the 1996 Rose Bowl, its first since 1949. The Wildcats lost 41-32 to USC . The following year, the Wildcats reached the Florida Citrus Bowl, 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.

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