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The coaching carousel is in full swing! For the incoming coach, I'm listing what their job was immediately preceding this hire. Crazy number of coaching changes this offseason.

Texas A&M
Out - Jimbo Fisher
In - Mike Elko (Duke)

Mississippi State
Out - Zach Arnett
In - Jeff Lebby (Oklahoma OC)

Michigan State
Out - Mel Tucker
In - Jonathon Smith (Oregon State)

Northwestern
In - David Braun (promoted from interim HC)

Syracuse
Out - Dino Babers
In - Fran Brown (Georgia DBs)

Oregon State
Out - Jonathon Smith
In - Trent Bray (Oregon State DC)

SDSU
Out - Brady Hoke
In - Sean Lewis (Colorado OC)

Indiana
Out - Tom Allen
In - Curt Cignetti (James Madison)

Houston
Out - Dana Holgorsen
In - Willie Fritz (Tulane)

Boise State
Out - Andy Avalos
In - Spencer Danielson (promoted from interim)

UTEP
Out - Dana Dimel
In - Scotty Walden (Austin Peay)

New Mexico
Out - Danny Gonzales
In - Bronco Mendenhall (Virginia HC in 2021)

Duke
Out - Mike Elko
In - Manny Diaz (Penn State DC)

Tulane
Out - Willie Fritz
In - Jon Sumrall (Troy)

New Mexico State
Out - Jerry Kill
In - Tony Sanchez (NMSU WRs)

Nevada
Out - Ken Wilson
In - Jeff Choate (Texas Co-DC/ILBs)

MTSU
Out - Rick Stockstill (After 18 years!)
In - Derek Mason (Oklahoma St DC in 2022)

James Madison
Out - Curt Cignetti
In - Bob Chesney (Holy Cross)

Wyoming
Out - Craig Bohl
In - Jaw Sawvell (Wyoming DC)

Troy
Out - Jon Sumrall
In - Gerad Parker (Notre Dame OC)

Louisiana-Monroe
Out - Terry Bowden
In - Bryant Vincent (New Mexico OC)

Alabama
Out - Nick Saban
In - Kalen DeBoer (Washington)

Washington
Out - Kalen DeBoer
In - Jedd Fisch (Arizona)

Arizona
Out - Jedd Fisch
In - Brent Brennan (San Jose State)

San Jose State
Out - Brent Brennan
In - Ken Niumatalolo (UCLA TEs, previously Navy HC of 15 years)

South Alabama
Out - Kane Wommack
In - Major Applewhite (USA OC)

Buffalo
Out - Maurice Linguist
In - Pete Lembo (South Carolina STs)

Michigan
Out - Jim Harbaugh
In - Sherrone Moore (U-M OC)

Boston College
Out - Jeff Hafley
In - Bill O'Brien (Patriots OC)

UCLA
Out - Chip Kelly
In - DeShaun Foster (UCLA RBs)

Georgia State
Out - Shawn Elliott
In - Dell McGee (Georgia RBs)

Any chance someone like Indiana or Syracuse will look at Candle?

(11-28-2023 11:45 AM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  Any chance someone like Indiana or Syracuse will look at Candle?

Looks like Syracuse will be hiring Georgia DBs coach Fran Brown.

Indiana could take a serious look at Candle though.

Indiana is a bad job that will only get worse with the former PAC-12 teams coming in to B1G.

A career-killer.

Mike Hart is interviewing for the Indiana job.

(11-28-2023 06:02 PM)BroncoMinor Wrote:  Mike Hart is interviewing for the Indiana job.

He was an assistant there before HarBo rescued him.

If he wants to be a HC bad enough...

Please someone take Candle. How can you not?????

JMU's coach to Indiana.

(11-30-2023 01:26 PM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  JMU's coach to Indiana.

If true - Good luck to him.

He has a great record at FCS and in Sun Belt.

But he hasn't coached against much less beaten any P5 teams and now he's taking over one of the hardest places to win there.

Especially with the four PAC-12 teams coming into B1G.

https://twitter.com/michaelniziolek/stat...9169853723

“Purdue sucks, and so does Michigan and Ohio State!”

Updated the list as of today. Saban's retiring set the carousel in motion again.

Wow I hadn’t noticed Dino Babers was out.

(01-17-2024 12:07 PM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  Wow I hadn’t noticed Dino Babers was out.

There's speculation he'll take the Buffalo job. Not sure how realistic that is though.

(01-17-2024 04:53 PM)moe24 Wrote:  

(01-17-2024 12:07 PM)Hiller4Hyz09 Wrote:  Wow I hadn’t noticed Dino Babers was out.

There's speculation he'll take the Buffalo job. Not sure how realistic that is though.

Going to Arizona as the OC/QB coach.

Chip Kelly stepping down as HC of UCLA to take the OC job at Ohio State...

We've seen MAC HC stepping down to take P5 coordinator jobs but a P5 HC stepping down to take a P5 coordinator role is unprecedented, right?

(02-09-2024 02:45 PM)Nacho Wrote:  Chip Kelly stepping down as HC of UCLA to take the OC job at Ohio State...

We've seen MAC HC stepping down to take P5 coordinator jobs but a P5 HC stepping down to take a P5 coordinator role is unprecedented, right?

UCLA was a tough job that's going to get tougher going across country with USC, Oregon, Washington into B1G.

Reportedly Kelly did not enjoy recruiting or schmoozing the boosters in Westwood.

PJ -> LA?

https://twitter.com/Brett_McMurphy/statu...2791242870

(02-09-2024 03:15 PM)MajorHoople Wrote:  

(02-09-2024 02:45 PM)Nacho Wrote:  Chip Kelly stepping down as HC of UCLA to take the OC job at Ohio State...

We've seen MAC HC stepping down to take P5 coordinator jobs but a P5 HC stepping down to take a P5 coordinator role is unprecedented, right?

UCLA was a tough job that's going to get tougher going across country with USC, Oregon, Washington into B1G.

Reportedly Kelly did not enjoy recruiting or schmoozing the boosters in Westwood.

But ohio state is loaded, and especially with QB’s. That would be a fun gig. Plus Kelly and day are good friends and have coached together. Kelly also coached day when Day was a player at New Hampshire.

Huge income tax savings by leaving California