The college football coaching carousel is in full swing. Coaching searches across the SEC and the country have come to a close, but that often just opens up a job at another school after one coach leaves for another.
On Sunday, just in the SEC, Lane Kiffin jumped to LSU, Ole Miss promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding as a response, Auburn hired USF’s Alex Golesh, Arkansas hired Memphis’ Ryan Silverfield, Florida hired Tulane’s Jon Sumrall and Kentucky fired Mark Stoops.
Here’s the full list of hires that have been made, and openings that remain vacant as of 10:10 p.m. ET on Nov. 30, 2025.
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Hires
LSU – Lane Kiffin
- Previously HC at Ole Miss
- Fired Brian Kelly
Ole Miss – Pete Golding
- Previously DC at Ole Miss
- Lane Kiffin left for LSU
Florida – Jon Sumrall
- Previously HC at Tulane
- Fired Billy Napier
Auburn – Alex Golesh
- Previously HC at South Florida
- Fired Hugh Freeze
Arkansas – Ryan Silverfield
- Previously HC at Memphis
- Fired Sam Pittman
Virginia Tech – James Franklin
- Previously HC Penn State
- Fired Brent Pry
Michigan State – Pat Fitzgerald
- Previously volunteer assistant at Loyola Academy (IL), Northwestern HC
- Fired Jonathan Smith
Oklahoma State – Eric Morris
- Previously HC at North Texas
- Fired Mike Gundy
Stanford – Tavita Pritchard
- Previously NFL’s Washington Commanders QB coach
- Didn’t renew interim Frank Reich, fired Tory Taylor
Oregon State – JaMarcus Shephard
- Previously AHC/Co-OC at Alabama
- Fired Trent Bray
Colorado State – Jim Mora
- Previously HC at UConn
- Fired Jay Norvell
Kent State – Mark Carney
- Previously Kent State interim coach
- Fired Kenni Burns
Openings
Penn State
- Fired James Franklin
Kentucky
- Fired Mark Stoops
UCLA
- Fired DeShaun Foster
South Florida
- Alex Golesh left for Auburn
Memphis
- Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas
North Texas
- Eric Morris left for Oklahoma State
UAB
- Fired Trent Dilfer
Coastal Carolina
- Fired Tim Beck
Cal
- Fired Justin Wilcox
Tulane
- Jon Sumrall left for Florida
UConn
- Jim Mora left for Colorado State
