The decision came at the end of a week in which Pinkel gave his support to members of the football team who were threatening to boycott, amid racial tensions, the upcoming game against BYU in Kansas City if the school didn't fire it's president. Virginia Tech confirmed on November 29 the hiring of Fuente to replace Frank Beamer after the bowl season. On Wednesday, December 23, Louisiana-Monroe announced Terry Bowden as its replacement for Matt Viator. In his departure, he leaves a new stadium, vastly upgraded facilities, and a perennial winning program. Lindsey had accepted the offensive coordinator at Kansas back in December. Toledo's interim head coach for the upcoming bowl game will not be defensive coordinator Jon Heacock, as previously announced, since Candle was promoted from within. The Bulls were 1-8 when they fired Jeff Scott on November 6, the day after a blowout 54-28 loss to Temple (3-6). Or write about sports? Former Boise State linebacker Andy Avalos (2001-2005) was named on Tuesday (January 12) as the new head coach of the Broncos, succeeding Bryan Harsin. He has a career record with Georgia and Miami of 171-64. FIU on November 14 announced Butch Davis as its new head coach. Newberry replaces his former boss, Ken Niumatalolo who was fired on Sunday, December 11, the day after the Midshipmen lost to Army in overtime to fall to 2-5 in the last 7 meetings with their arch-rival. Not long after Jackson State won the SWAC Championship on Saturday, December 3, it was announced that Deion Sanders is the new head coach at Colorado. Locksley's prior head coaching stint at New Mexico was a certifiable disaster as he produced a 2-26 record. Also on January 18, Joe Moglia stepped down from Coastal Carolina and handed the reins back over to Jamey Chadwell who went 3-9 as the interim head coach in 2017. Pruitt began his collegiate coaching career under Saban as the Director of Player Development in 2007 and worked his way up to defensive backs coach before getting his first defensive coordinator gig with Florida State for its 2013 national championship season. The Warhawks fired Berry on November 14, following a 59-21 loss at home to Arkansas State that dropped the Warhawks' 2015 record to 1-9. His career record was 173-101. Durkin was confirmed on December 2 as the new head coach of Maryland. McCarney's best year was 2000 when Iowa State went 9-3 and tied the school record for wins in a season for just the 2nd time in program history. Before BeamerBall, Virginia Tech was a floundering independent playing in a largely empty small stadium. Sonny Dykes was introduced as the new head coach at SMU on December 12, replacing Chad Morris. President Roberts made the decision after a thorough review and evaluation of all aspects of the football program. Brohm leaves Western Kentucky after a 3-year run that ended with consecutive CUSA titles, a 30-10 record overall and a 2-0 mark in bowl games. He was 11-13 in American Conference games. At Texas A&M, Sumlin was 51-26 in 6 seasons, but barely above water in SEC games at 25-23. Hazell was 1-11 in 2013, followed by 3-9 in 2014 and 2-10 in 2015 for a cumulative record of 9-33. Withers also served as the interim replacement for Butch Davis at North Carolina after Davis was fired just weeks before the season began amid ongoing NCAA investigations. Walters replaces Jeff Brohm who was named the head coach at Louisville on December 8th, bringing one the school's biggest stars in history back home. Updated on 1/23/14: As the 2013 season progresses, schools will be lining up to make coaching changes. Houston on December 9 promoted from within and named former Texas quarterback Major Applewhite to replace Tom Herman as head coach after Herman left to accept the job with, ironically, Texas. It was his 5th season at the San Marcos school where he also served as head coach from 1990-1991 when it was called Southwest Texas State University. Akron was 2-7 at the time and finished 2-10, losing its final three games under interim head coach Oscar Rodriguez, Jr. Moorhead has had two previous stints as a head coach, spending just two seasons in that position at Mississippi State where he was 14-12 over-all and 3-9 in the SEC in 2018-2019, and four seasons at FCS member Fordham where he had a sterling 38-13 record with an 11-1 mark in the Patriot League and 3 FCS playoff appearances. Lane Kiffin was hired by FAU on December 12. Applewhite was serving under Herman as offensive coordinator, and since he was already on the staff, will take over immediately and lead the Cougars against San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl. The longtime assistant to Jerry Kill was named interim head coach after Kill announced his immediate retirement on October 28 due to health reasons. Nevada fired Polian on November 27 after a 5-7 season and a 23-27 four-year mark. That move came just 3 days after Claeys was fired. However, Fisch was unsuccessful at guiding UCLA to a bowl win as the Bruins fell 35-17 to Kansas State in the Cactus Bowl. Brent Brennan is returning to San Jose State where he was an assistant under both Dick Tomey and Mike MacIntyre from 2005-2010. O'Leary took over the Knights' program in 2004 and went 0-11 in his first year, but guided the team to an 8-4 mark the following season and the school's first-ever FBS bowl bid (Hawaii Bowl). Cubit was the offensive coordinator under Beckman, and was previously the head coach at Western Michigan where he compiled a record of 51-47 from 2005-2012, and Widener College from 1992-1996 (34-18-1). Amazingly, USF almost pulled off a major upset at Florida earlier this season, but fell 31-28. As a player, Smith was a walk-on who wound up starting 38 games at quarterback and, in 2000, led the Beavers to an 11-1 season that culminated with a 41-9 rout of Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. Rhoads was fired on November 22, the day after a 38-35 loss to Kansas State in which the Cyclones coughed up a 21-point halftime lead. Trinity defeated Munroe 39-22 and advance to the final four. The loss dropped the Razorbacks to a 4-8 finish, including 1-7 in the SEC. He replaces Bronco Mendenhall who issued his resignation as head coach on Thursday, December 2. Tennessee announced on Wednesday, January 27th that it had plucked Josh Heupel from UCF to serve as its new head coach. UCF's website touts the dramatic improvement of Missouri's offense under Heuple, noting that the Tigers ranked 124th in the nation in total offense in 2015. Athletic Director Todd Stansbury was also let go and Frank Neville was named interim AD. His Owls teams were 7-17 in Conference USA play. Lanning spent the last four seasons on Kirby Smart's staff, beginning as outside linebackers coach in 2018. WebDavie's Football 101: Bob Davie looks at all the latest rule changes Sunday, Aug. 10; The best of the best: Which conference has the best head coaches? He spent the past 3 seasons as the AHC/DC at Arkansas. Former Florida head coach Jim McElwain is the replacement for John Bonamego at Central Michigan, the school announced on Sunday, December 2. Lorenzo Ward was named interim head coach for the final 2 games of the season which Louisville lost 52-10 to N.C. State and 56-10 to Kentucky. Dorrell was 35-27 with the Bruins. Before taking the job in Mobile, Campbell had zero losing campaigns in 19 seasons as a head coach at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (won 2007 JUCO national title), Delta State (won 2000 D-2 title), and Central Arkansas (two FCS tournament bids). UTSA was 4-8 this year. Overall, Tuberville was 29-22 in four seasons at Cincinnati with 3 bowl trips that resulted in 3 blowout losses. As for Riley, he was anticipated to be the school's next head coach, but not this soon. He leaves BYU after 11 seasons that produced a 99-43 record overall, 6-5 in bowl games. The NCAA has cited numerous violations by Freeze and his staff from October 2012 to January 2016 and leveled the most serious charge of lack of institutional control. Durkin was suspended August 11, pending a review of the death of redshirt freshman Jordan McNair, an offensive lineman. On the same day, John Cohen, who has more than two decades as a coach and administrator in the Southeastern Conference, was named Athletics Director at Auburn. That's the position he held last year with the Miami Dolphins where he had just been promoted to Assistant Head Coach on February 20. Edsall was 22-34 in 4+ seasons at College Park. He resigned from Florida after the 2001 season to coach the Washington Redskins in the NFL in 2002 and 2003, but left that job after achieving little success. College football 2023 live news updates: Coaching changes, roster moves and analysis The Athletic College Football Staff January 12, 2023 at 3:51 PM PST Many were pleaded down and never went to trial. He is 5-5 in bowl games. Sanders found immediate success in Jackson, despite initially having to deal with the Covid pandemic, as he guided the Tigers to records of 27-5 over-all and 19-2 in the SWAC. Odom was the head coach at Missouri from 2016-2019 where he compiled records of 25-25 over-all and 13-19 in the SEC. Overall, Wilder was 77-56. The Chanticleers were 10-2 in a transition season in 2016. He had been promoted from defensive coordinator when Doug Marrone left to become the head coach of the Buffalo Bills (NFL), a job which Marrone left after just 2 seasons (now assistant head coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars). Blake Anderson resigned as the head coach of the Red Wolves on December 10 to fill the vacancy at Utah State. It was the program's best mark under Campbell who was hired in 2018 to replace the architect of the program, Joey Jones. He won a Super Bowl with Baltimore after taking the starting job halfway through the 2020 season. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Though the Temple post is his first as a head coach, the Owls may well have knocked this one out of the park. He replaces Clay Helton (fired after a 1-1 start) and Donte Williams who went 3-6 in the interim role. Temple fired Rod Carey after a 3-9 season on Monday (November 29). Offensive Coordinator Bryant Vincent assumed the interim duties of head coach for the 2022 season and went 6-6 in the regular season. He spent the last three seasons on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama. Bill Clark has been more than the football coach at UAB. A December 6 article on SFGate.com brought the allegations to light. Wisconsin played the final 7 games of the 2022 season under interim head coach Jim Leonhard. Furthermore, 19 of the school's 21 bowl appearances came under Snyder, including all 9 bowl victories. UTEP on December 6 announced the hiring of Dana Dimel as head coach. Solich was 115-82 overall, 77-46 in the MAC. The Hokies closed 2-1, including a 23-20 win at rival Virginia (12th straight) on November 28 to become bowl eligible. Colorado fired Karl Dorrell on October 2 after an 0-5 start and a 8-15 mark in his 23 games in Boulder . He was fired by Maryland halfway through the 2015 season. The move was announced on Labor Day Monday after the Golden Eagles fell 32-21 at home to South Alabama in the season opener on Thursday, September 3. Pinkel, the winningest coach in school history, went 1-2 after the announcement and finished with a record of 118-73 in 15 seasons. He previously led Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College to a JUCO national title in 2007, and Delta State to the D-2 title in 2000. Mullen departed with records of 34-15 overall and 21-13 in the SEC. Mike Jinks was fired by Bowling Green on October 14 and Carl Pelini was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Rolovich has spent the past 4 seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Nevada, the same positions he held under Greg McMackin at Hawaii. He replaces Marcus Arroyo whom the school fired November 28 after the On Saturday, January 2nd, it was reported that Tom Herman had been fired from Texas -- after the school had publicly announced on December 12 he would be retained. He served as offensive line coach and associate head coach under Drinkwitz. His career record now stands at 35-38. Scot Loeffler, a former Michigan Wolverine QB (1993-1996) who has held offensive coordinator or QB coach assistant positions at several major schools, was hired Wednesday, November 28 as the new head coach at Bowling Green. He was not permitted to be with the team for the following week's 35-30 loss to Arizona State and was fired the next day. At 79, Snyder has had recent health issues. Coker stepped down as head coach at UTSA on January 5 after building the program from scratch. Former Northern Illinois running back Thomas Hammock was introduced on Friday, January 18, as the school's new head coach. Bobo was hired after Jim McElwain left to take the Florida head coaching job. Fisher was 83-23 overall, 48-17 in the ACC, and 5-2 in bowl games and postseason playoff games. UNLV on Wednesday, December 7 introduced new head football coach Barry Odom. The 38-year-old Napier is a former Furman quarterback who has also held assistant coaching positions at Alabama and Clemson. He coached running backs at Oklahoma State prior to that, and also held positions with Southern Miss and Cal. Brown was 69-46-1 in 10 seasons at North Carolina from 1988-1997, but never won an ACC title. Before Arizona's announcement of firing Rodriguez, the last empty seat on the 2018 coaching carousel had been filled on Monday December 18 when Kent State hired Syracuse's Sean Lewis to replace Paul Haynes. Join our linker program. He previously held the same post with Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as his alma mater. Unfortunately, the 54-year-old had to announce his 'retirement' on Friday, June 24, due to back issues and says he has been told by doctors that he needs a spinal fusion. Jamey Chadwell served as interim head coach as the Chanticleers went 3-9 in their inaugural season in the FBS and the Sun Belt conference. Defensive backs coach Cory Hall was given the interim head coaching tag and went 0-6. Mora was 3-3 versus the Trojans, winning the first three and losing the last three. The UCF Knights are coming off a tumultuous, winless season that saw George O'Leary announce his immediate retirement on October 25 and the program finished the year with quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett as the interim replacement. Slocum in 2001 and 2002 was fired from the Aggies the day after a loss at LSU dropped the team to 7-5. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In all, Leach spent 8 years with the Cougars who hired him 3 years after he had been fired by Texas Tech. Here is a look at the current college football coach openings and hirings. Former Hawaii record-setting QB, Timmy Chang, was announced as the school's new head coach on Saturday, January 22. Leonhard is in his seventh season on Wisconsin's coaching staff. We promise not to use any pop-ups or pop-unders just normal, unintrusive banners. The Oklahoma website on Monday morning, December 6 announced Clemson defensive coordinator, and former Sooners DC, Brent Venables as its new head coach. CSU and Bobo parted ways on December 4. North Texas hires head coach with deep Texas ties Klieman succeeds a legend at Kansas State after Bill Snyder announced his retirement December 2. Price will be kept as associate head coach. His all-time NFL head coaching record is 54-74. Montgomery was 9-26 overall and 4-20 in American conference games. Pelini is a long-term assistant at multiple schools and was the former head coach of FAU where we went 5-15 in less than two full seasons from 2012-2013. Phil Bennett, who was hired last year a defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach for the Frisco Bowl on December 17 against Boise State. Former UTEP head coach Mike Price (2004-2012) served as interim head coach for the final seven games and went 0-7. In his own press release, Moglia said, "For three years now, I have had a bronchial asthmatic reaction to allergies, which causes inflammation around my lungs. This will be Freeze's second stint in the SEC after he was embarrassingly forced out at Ole Miss in 2016 as a messy trail of public relations issues and NCAA violations dating back to the Houston Nutt era came to a head when it was learned that Freeze had several calls to an escort service found on school-issued phone. Florida was 3-4 at the time of McElwain's dismissal and the Gators went 1-3 under Shannon's interim guidance. Nebraska fired Mike Riley on November 25 after the 'Huskers concluded a 4-8 campaign with a 56-14 loss at home to Iowa in game that was tied 14-apeiece at the half. There have been two NFL head coaching changes. Lunsford has spent a total of 9 seasons with the program, including the last 5. He was 1-19 in American conference games. On January 15, UTSA named LSU assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator, Frank Wilson, to replace Larry Coker as head coach. He left to become the head coach of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers but was fired after going 11-21 in two seasons. After being fired from Texas, Charlie Strong landed on his feet as the new head coach at USF. Under Johnson, Georgia Tech beat Clemson in the 2009 ACC Championship game, but the title was forced to be vacated as one of the NCAA penalties enforced on the school in July, 2011. Texas plucked Strong from Louisville after he led the Cards to a 23-3 record his last 2 years and a 37-15 mark in his 4-year tenure. Taggart landed at FAU on December 11, replacing Lane Kiffin who left the Owls' nest on December 7 to fill Matt Luke's vacated position with Ole Miss. The announcement came on September 13, two days after a 42-28 loss at home to Stanford as a 17.5-point favorite. 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