You can certainly make the argument that this was the wildest coaching carousel in college football history. Six SEC jobs opened up, along with other big-name programs such as Michigan and Penn State.
Now, every single opening has been filled with the news that Michigan is snagging Kyle Whittingham after he stepped down at Utah and Ohio is promoting its interim head coach, John Hauser.
Here’s a full recap of all the hires made this cycle at the FBS level. In total, it was 33 new hires to fill in for firings, retirments and coaches taking jobs elsewhere.
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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
Kentucky – Will Stein
- Previously OC at Oregon
- Fired Mark Stoops
Michigan – Kyle Whittingham
- Previously HC at Utah
- Fired Sherrone Moore with cause
Penn State – Matt Campbell
- Previously HC at Iowa State
- Fired James Franklin
Iowa State – Jimmy Rogers
- Previously HC at Washington State
- Matt Campbell left for Penn State
Virginia Tech – James Franklin
- Previously HC at Penn State
- Fired Brent Pry
Michigan State – Pat Fitzgerald
- Previously volunteer assistant at Loyola Academy (IL), Northwestern HC
- Fired Jonathan Smith
Utah – Morgan Scalley
- Previously DC at Utah
- Kyle Whittingham stepped down, later went to Michigan
Oklahoma State – Eric Morris
- Previously HC at North Texas
- Fired Mike Gundy
UCLA – Bob Chesney
- Previously HC at JMU
- Fired DeShaun Foster
Stanford – Tavita Pritchard
- Previously NFL’s Washington Commanders QB coach
- Didn’t renew interim Frank Reich, fired Tory Taylor
Kansas State – Collin Klein
- Previously OC at Texas A&M
- Chris Klieman retired
Cal – Tosh Lupoi
- Previously DC at Oregon
- Fired Justin Wilcox
Oregon State – JaMarcus Shephard
- Previously AHC/Co-OC at Alabama
- Fired Trent Bray
Washington State – Kirby Moore
- Previously OC at Missouri
- Jimmy Rogers left for Iowa State
South Florida – Brian Hartline
- Previously OC at Ohio State
- Alex Golesh left for Auburn
Colorado State – Jim Mora
- Previously HC at UConn
- Fired Jay Norvell
Tulane – Will Hall
- Promoted from assistant coach
- Jon Sumrall left for Florida
JMU – Billy Napier
- Previously fired HC at Florida
- Bob Chesney left for UCLA
Memphis – Charles Huff
- Previously HC at Southern Miss
- Ryan Silverfield left for Arkansas
North Texas – Neal Brown
- Previously assistant to HC at Texas, HC at West Virginia
- Eric Morris left for Oklahoma State
Southern Miss – Blake Anderson
- Previously assistant coach at Southern Miss
- Charles Huff left for Memphis
UAB – Alex Mortensen
- Previously UAB Interim coach
- Fired Trent Dilfer
Kent State – Mark Carney
- Previously Kent State interim coach
- Fired Kenni Burns
Toledo – Mike Jacobs
- Previously HC at Mercer
- Jason Candle left for UConn
Ohio – John Hauser
- Previously interim head coach at Ohio
- Fired Brian Smith with cause
Coastal Carolina – Ryan Beard
- Previously Missouri State head coach
- Fired Tim Beck
UConn – Jason Candle
- Previously HC at Toledo
- Jim Mora left for Colorado State
Missouri State – Casey Woods
- Formerly OC at SMU
- Ryan Beard left for Coastal Carolina
Openings
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