Work in progress...I'll edit here/there, add stuff, etc.
Feel free to drop any relevant coaching news in this thread as you see fit. Or feel free to add any names, whatever.
Head Coaching Changes:
Recent extensions:
Dave Clawson (Wake Forest)
PJ Fleck (Minnesota)
James Franklin (Penn State)
Hugh Freeze (Liberty)
Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
Jeff Hafley (Boston College)
Thomas Hammock (Northern Illinois)
Philip Montgomery (Tulsa)
Kalani Sitake (BYU)
Jonathan Smith (Oregon State)
Mark Stoops (Kentucky)
Jeff Traylor (UTSA)
Mel Tucker (Michigan State)
Restructured deals:
Scott Frost (Nebraska)
FBS hot assistant names:
Zach Arnett (Miss State DC)
Doug Belk (Houston DC) - probably more in line for a P5 DC job than HC
Kendal Briles (Arkansas OC)
Mike Elko (A&M DC) - Duke HC
Tony Elliott (Clemson OC) - Virginia HC
Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame DC) - Notre Dame HC
Jeff Grimes (Baylor OC)
Alex Grinch (Oklahoma DC) - USC DC
Graham Harrell (USC OC)
Zach Kittley (Western Kentucky OC) - a P5 school might look at him for an OC job - Texas Tech OC
Dan Lanning (Georgia co-DC) - Oregon HC
Rhett Lashlee (Miami FL OC) - SMU HC
Jeff Lebby (Ole Miss OC) - Oklahoma OC
Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin DC)
Barry Lunney Jr (UTSA OC)
Joey McGuire (Baylor AHC/OLB) - Texas Tech HC
Todd Monken (UGA OC)
Joe Moorhead (Oregon OC) - Akron HC
Bill O'Brien (Alabama OC)
Barry Odom (Arkansas DC)
Brent Pry (Penn State DC) - Virginia Tech HC
Garrett Riley (SMU OC) - TCU OC
Morgan Scalley (Utah DC)
Glenn Schumann (Georgia co-DC)
Brent Venables (Clemson DC) - Oklahoma HC
Feel free to drop any relevant coaching news in this thread as you see fit. Or feel free to add any names, whatever.
Head Coaching Changes:
| TEAM | FORMER | INTERIM | NEW | PREDICTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | Tom Arth | Oscar Rodriquez Jr | Joe Moorhead | Joe Moorhead (Oregon OC) |
| Colorado State | Steve Addazio | - | Jay Norvell | Jay Norvell (Nevada HC) |
| Duke | David Cutcliffe | - | Mike Elko | Mike Elko (A&M DC) |
| FIU | Butch Davis | - | Mike MacIntyre | - |
| Florida | Dan Mullen | Greg Knox | Billy Napier | Billy Napier (Louisiana HC) |
| Fresno State | Kalen DeBoer | Lee Marks | Jeff Tedford | Jeff Tedford |
| Georgia Southern | Chad Lunsford | Kevin Whitley | Clay Helton | - |
| Hawaii | Todd Graham | - | - | |
| Louisiana | Billy Napier | - | Michael Desormeaux | Pete Golding (Alabama DC) - wrong |
| Louisiana Tech | Skip Holtz | - | Sonny Cumbie | - |
| LSU | Ed Orgeron | - | Brian Kelly | - |
| Miami (FL) | Manny Diaz | - | Mario Cristobal | Mario Cristobal (Oregon HC) |
| Nevada | Jay Norvell | Vai Taua | Ken Wilson | Ken Wilson (Oregon co-DC) |
| New Mexico State | Doug Martin | - | Jerry Kill | Jerry Kill (TCU interim HC) |
| Notre Dame | Brian Kelly | Marcus Freeman | Marcus Freeman | Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame DC) |
| Oklahoma | Lincoln Riley | Bob Stoops | Brent Venables | Brent Venables (Clemson DC) |
| Oregon | Mario Cristobal | Bryan McClendon | Dan Lanning | Chip Kelly (UCLA HC) - wrong |
| SMU | Sonny Dykes | - | Rhett Lashlee | Rhett Lashlee (Miami OC) |
| TCU | Gary Patterson | Jerry Kill | Sonny Dykes | Sonny Dykes (SMU HC) |
| Temple | Rod Carey | Thad Ward | Stan Drayton | - |
| Texas Tech | Matt Wells | Sonny Cumbie | Joey McGuire | Joey McGuire (Baylor AHC/OLB) |
| Troy | Chip Lindsey | Brandon Hall | Jon Sumrall | Jon Sumrall (Kentucky Co-DC) |
| UCONN | Randy Edsall | Lou Spanos | Jim Mora | Al Golden (Bengals LBs) - wrong |
| UMASS | Walt Bell | Alex Miller | Don Brown | Don Brown (Arizona DC) |
| USC | Clay Helton | Donte Williams | Lincoln Riley | - |
| Virginia | Bronco Mendenhall | - | Tony Elliott | Tony Elliott (Clemson OC) |
| Virginia Tech | Justin Fuente | J.C. Price | Brent Pry | Bill O'Brien (Alabama OC) - wrong |
| Washington | Jimmy Lake | Bob Gregory | Kalen DeBoer | Kalen DeBoer (Fresno State HC) |
| Washington State | Nick Rolovich | Jake Dickert | Jake Dickert | Jake Dickert (Wazzu Interim HC) |
Recent extensions:
Dave Clawson (Wake Forest)
PJ Fleck (Minnesota)
James Franklin (Penn State)
Hugh Freeze (Liberty)
Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
Jeff Hafley (Boston College)
Thomas Hammock (Northern Illinois)
Philip Montgomery (Tulsa)
Kalani Sitake (BYU)
Jonathan Smith (Oregon State)
Mark Stoops (Kentucky)
Jeff Traylor (UTSA)
Mel Tucker (Michigan State)
Restructured deals:
Scott Frost (Nebraska)
FBS hot assistant names:
Zach Arnett (Miss State DC)
Doug Belk (Houston DC) - probably more in line for a P5 DC job than HC
Kendal Briles (Arkansas OC)
Mike Elko (A&M DC) - Duke HC
Tony Elliott (Clemson OC) - Virginia HC
Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame DC) - Notre Dame HC
Jeff Grimes (Baylor OC)
Alex Grinch (Oklahoma DC) - USC DC
Graham Harrell (USC OC)
Zach Kittley (Western Kentucky OC) - a P5 school might look at him for an OC job - Texas Tech OC
Dan Lanning (Georgia co-DC) - Oregon HC
Rhett Lashlee (Miami FL OC) - SMU HC
Jeff Lebby (Ole Miss OC) - Oklahoma OC
Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin DC)
Barry Lunney Jr (UTSA OC)
Joey McGuire (Baylor AHC/OLB) - Texas Tech HC
Todd Monken (UGA OC)
Joe Moorhead (Oregon OC) - Akron HC
Bill O'Brien (Alabama OC)
Barry Odom (Arkansas DC)
Brent Pry (Penn State DC) - Virginia Tech HC
Garrett Riley (SMU OC) - TCU OC
Morgan Scalley (Utah DC)
Glenn Schumann (Georgia co-DC)
Brent Venables (Clemson DC) - Oklahoma HC
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