2022/23 Coaching Carousel

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

 

College football coaching carousel

 

 

TEAM	IN	OUT	ANALYSIS
	n/a	Marcus Arroyo	Arroyo was 7-23 in three seasons leading the Rebels
	n/a	Tim Lester	Lester was 37-32 in six seasons with the Broncos.
	Luke Fickell (Cincinnati coach)	Paul Chryst	This is a home-run hire for a Badgers program that needed a spark. Fickell was 57-18 with the Bearcats, had three double-digit win seasons, two conference titles and a berth in the College Football Playoff following the 2021 season. Grade: A+
	n/a	Luke Fickell	Fickell took the open job at Wisconsin after posting a 57-18 record in six seasons with the Bearcats.
	n/a	Philip Montgomery	Montgomery posted a 43-53 record in eight seasons leading the Golden Hurricane.
	n/a	Jake Spavital	Spavital was fired after a 13-35 record in four seasons.
	Kenny Dillingham (Oregon OC)	Herm Edwards	Dillingham is an Arizona State alum who has never served as a head coach. He has a lot of upside, but Arizona State is counting on a very young leader -- 32 years old -- to navigate through some NCAA issues while building the program back. Grade: C+
	n/a	David Shaw	Shaw posted a 96-54 record in 12 seasons with the program and transformed Stanford into a legitimate Pac-12 championship contender. However, Shaw resigned after going 6-16 over the past two seasons.  
	n/a	Willie Taggart	Taggart was 15-18 in three seasons leading the Owls
	Matt Rhule (Ex-Carolina Panthers coach)	Scott Frost	Rhule was 19-20 in three seasons in Baylor, and took the program from a disaster after the Art Briles era to the Sugar Bowl and 10-win season in his third year with the Bears. He is a known program builder, which is exactly what Nebraska needs. Grade: A
	Biff Poggi ( Michigan associate head coach)	Will Healy	After the young Will Healy faded, Charlotte opted to go the opposite direction and nab a grizzled veteran. Poggi, 62, has a storied career as a high school coach to his name and helped reorganize Michigan behind the scenes over the past two years. It's not a flashy hire, but Poggi might be the kind of organizational mind Charlotte needs while entering the AAC. Grade: B
	n/a	Jeff Scott	Scott was fired after a 4-26 record in three seasons leading the Bulls. His only win over an FBS opponent came over Temple in 2021.
	n/a	Bryan Harsin	Harsin was fired following a 41-27 loss to Arkansas in Week 9, 21 games into his tenure but also right as the university undergoes a change in leadership at AD. Harsin exits with 9-12 record and never quite fit in after arriving from Boise State . Harsin is owed more than $15 million for his buyout.
	n/a	Karl Dorrell	Dorrell went 8-15 in three seasons in Boulder and is owed approximately $8.7 million for his buyout. Offensive coordinator Mike Sanford is serving as the interim coach.
	n/a	Geoff Collins	Collins was dismissed after posting a 10-28 record in four seasons on The Flats. Offensive line coach Brent Key is serving as the interim coach for the Yellow Jackets. Collins is owed approximately $11.37 million in buyout.

Notable retentions, extensions

 

 

TEAM	COACH	STATUS	ANALYSIS
	Lance Leipold	Extended	The second-year coach of the Jayhawks received a contract extension through the 2029 season. He is 8-16 in two seasons, and led the Jayhawks to a 5-0 start in 2022.
	Kalen DeBoer	Extended	Washington coach Kalen DeBoer signed a contract extension to stay in Seattle through the 2028 football season. The new contract adds two years and $1 million per season to his original deal after leading the Huskies to a 9-2 record in 2022. 
	Mark Stoops	Extended	Kentucky coach Mark Stoops signed a contract extension on Nov. 18, 2022 that will keep him in Lexington through the 2030 season. He is 65-58 in 10 seasons leading the Wildcats.
	Dabo Swinney	Extended	Clemson announced in September that it rewarded the two-time national champion with a 10-year, $115 million extension.

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

 

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-coaching-carousel-tracker-analysis-grades-on-coach-changes-2022-23-hires/

Update to above..

Freeze to Auburn - good hire... SECW is absurd with coaching talent.... 

Liberty now open

Edited November 29, 2022 by OKelleyIrish

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

 

Rhule - 74M / 8 years

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35133331/nebraska-cornhuskers-introduce-matt-rhule-new-coach

 

Deion offered CO job

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35132533/deion-sanders-confirms-offered-colorado-job

[Synoptico 334]

off topic, but kudos to the chart. 

[AnTostal 766]

And, Kiffin is getting an extension and increase in pay to stay at Ole Miss.  It had been rumored to be 8 years and $72 million, but since nothing has been announced yet I suspect Rhule getting $74 million has impacted the negotiations in Oxford.

[NYGoldenDomer 2,046]

Nice.  This was one of my favorite threads from last off season.  Jesus how are we here again already.  Where does the time go!!??!?!?!?!??????!!?!!???!!?!

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

6 hours ago, Synoptico said:

off topic, but kudos to the chart. 

copy/paste 😅

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

5 hours ago, NYGoldenDomer said:

Nice.  This was one of my favorite threads from last off season.  Jesus how are we here again already.  Where does the time go!!??!?!?!?!??????!!?!!???!!?!

The WI and Auburn jobs done early. 

Now just Stanford and Cinci left (for now).

Wonder if Jimbo survives?

[FaithInIrish Forever 4,707]

8 minutes ago, OKelleyIrish said:

The WI and Auburn jobs done early. 

Now just Stanford and Cinci left (for now).

Wonder if Jimbo survives?

Is the AD that hired Jimbo at A&M  now at LSU? Fisher has really had a fall from grace since FSU. FSU fans blame him for wrecking that too.

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

16 minutes ago, FaithInIrishForever said:

Is the AD that hired Jimbo at A&M  now at LSU? Fisher has really had a fall from grace since FSU. FSU fans blame him for wrecking that too.

SECW is brutal. 

They now have Saban, Kiffin, Pirate, BK, Jimbo, and now Freeze. And Pittman was highly respected and did decent last year (in his 2nd year). That is crazy to have so many big names in only one half of a conference. 

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

Probably a good landing spot, to rejuvenate his career.  

Ex-Texas coach Tom Herman accepts Florida Atlantic job

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35158075/ex-texas-coach-tom-herman-says-accepted-florida-atlantic-job

[Jersey Irish 205]

Georgia Tech: fires former ND Offensive coordinator Chip Long and ND receivers coach Del Alexander. 

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

Colorado Buffaloes name Deion Sanders as head coach

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35176614/colorado-buffaloes-name-deion-sanders-head-coach

[jimbo 377]

Sort of shocked about Deion going to Colorado, hope he does well there. Maybe he's into that Rocky Mountain Way...

Tom Herman to FAU, not sure why he wasn't hired before this. Looking at Texas football since he was let go from there, in retrospect his record was pretty good compared to what's followed. Does he have some baggage or a bad rep as to why he wound up at FAU? Seems to me he should have landed at a bigger/better HC position before this.

Chip Long, now there is a guy whose star has fallen.

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

12 minutes ago, jimbo said:

Sort of shocked about Deion going to Colorado, hope he does well there. Maybe he's into that Rocky Mountain Way...

Tom Herman to FAU, not sure why he wasn't hired before this. Looking at Texas football since he was let go from there, in retrospect his record was pretty good compared to what's followed. Does he have some baggage or a bad rep as to why he wound up at FAU? Seems to me he should have landed at a bigger/better HC position before this.

Chip Long, now there is a guy whose star has fallen.

I thought Deion might get offered the FAU job, or any HC job in FL lol.. 

If Norvell gets canned in the next couple years, DS to FSU makes sense.... Norvell did a nice job this season, but needs a statement year in 2023. If DS does well in CO, the FL voices will grow... 

[Big23Head 2,263]

 

[coltssb 1,044]

Colorado is not Jackson St. it’s been a looong while since Colorado was good. And even then, McIntyre couldn’t sustain it. 
USC and UCLA moving from the PAC should help Colorado. Then again, it may hurt them because they may be a team with no conference on the outside looking in with no money and little funding. No matter how much they say NIL is “rolling in.”  

[jbrown_9999 1,020]

11 hours ago, coltssb said:

Colorado is not Jackson St. it’s been a looong while since Colorado was good. And even then, McIntyre couldn’t sustain it. 
USC and UCLA moving from the PAC should help Colorado. Then again, it may hurt them because they may be a team with no conference on the outside looking in with no money and little funding. No matter how much they say NIL is “rolling in.”  

My understanding is that when Colorado was last good, they heavily recruited Southern California, Without Colorado playing USC and UCLA, that might hurt that approach. 

[OKelleyIrish 1,198]

 

Sanders adds Bama co-DC to coaching staff.

That's a power move. And helps SE recruiting (Kelly has time in TN, AL, FL, etc.)... 

And already pulled Kent State HC to be his OC. Young kid, rising... wide open O, and very quick strike attack. 

Sander's phone is ringing all the hook from kids per reports.

Love the drama, and waves it's causing in the PAC, and around the nation. 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35206370/alabama-charles-kelly-joins-colorado-defensive-coordinator

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35191658/kent-state-coach-sean-lewis-colorado-oc-sources-say

Edited December 8, 2022 by OKelleyIrish

[jimbo 377]

I don’t get why some who may not like Sanders personality or showmanship or whatever use that to back up their claim he is not a good coach. Ditto for Jim Harbaugh, many many don’t like the guy and/or don’t like Michigan and trash him as a coach. Regardless, the guy is a good coach. Results on the field speaks volumes. Deion lit it up at Jackson St and Harbaugh has won the Big 10 and made the CFP 2 years running.

I’m hoping Deion can turn things around at Colorado. It is entertaining, that’s for sure!