Coaching Changes

[TopDawg]

It's off the charts this year. We'll track them here.

Army
Old Coach - Stan Brock (fired after 2 seasons)
New Coach - Rich Ellerson (former Cal Poly head coach)

Auburn
Old Coach - Tommy Tuberville (resigned after 10 seasons)
New Coach - Gene Chizik (former Iowa State head coach)

Ball State
Old Coach - Brady Hoke (accepted San Diego State head coach position)
New Coach - Stan Parrish (promoted from offensive coordinator)

Boston College
Old Coach - Jeff Jagodzinski (fired after 2 seasons and an interview with the New York Jets)
New Coach -
Rumored Leading Candidates - Frank Spaziani (current Boston College interim head coach)

Bowling Green
Old Coach - Gregg Brandon (fired after 6 seasons)
New Coach - Dave Clawson (former Tennessee offensive coordinator)

Clemson
Old Coach - Tommy Bowden ("resigned" after 10 seasons)
New Coach - Dabo Swinney (promoted from Interim head coach position)

Eastern Michigan
Old Coach - Jeff Genyk (fired after 5 seasons)
New Coach - Ron English (former Louisville defensive coordinator)

Iowa State
Old Coach - Gene Chizik (accepted Auburn head coach position)
New Coach - Paul Rhodes (former Auburn defensive coordinator)

Kansas State
Old Coach - Ron Prince (fired after 3 seasons)
New Coach - Bill Snyder (former Kansas State head coach)

Miami (OH)
Old Coach - Shane Montgomery (resigned after 4 seasons)
New Coach - Mike Haywood (former Notre Dame offensive coordinator)

Mississippi State
Old Coach - Sylvester Croom (resigned after 5 seasons)
New Coach - Dan Mullen (former Florida offensive coordinator)

New Mexico
Old Coach - Rocky Long (resigned after 11 seasons)
New Coach - Mike Locksley (former Illinois offensive coordinator)

New Mexico State
Old Coach - Hal Mumme (fired after 4 seasons)
New Coach - DeWayne Walker (former UCLA defensive coordinator)

Purdue
Old Coach - Joe Tiller (retired after 12 seasons)
New Coach - Danny Hope (promoted from assistant coach)

San Diego State
Old Coach - Chuck Long (fired after 4 seasons)
New Coach - Brady Hoke (former Ball State head coach)

Syracuse
Old Coach - Greg Robinson (fired after 4 seasons)
New Coach - Doug Marrone (former New Orleans Saints assistant coach)

Tennessee
Old Coach - Phil Fulmer ("resigned" after 17 seasons)
New Coach - Lane Kiffin (former Oakland Raiders head coach)

Toledo
Old Coach - Tom Amstutz (resigned after 8 years)
New Coach - Tim Beckman (former Oklahoma State defensive coordinator)

Utah State
Old Coach - Brent Guy (fired after 4 seasons)
New Coach - Gary Anderson (former Utah defensive coordinator)

Washington
Old Coach - Tyrone Willingham ("resigned" after 4 seasons)
New Coach - Steve Sarkisian (former USC offensive coordinator)

Wyoming
Old Coach - Joe Glenn (fired after 6 seasons)
New Coach - Dave Christensen (former Missouri offensive coordinator)

[TopDawg]

I'll try to add some more of the rumored candidates later. If you know of any, let me know.

[snp]

Here's a few

Rumored:

Tennessee- Lane Kiffen, Brian Kelly

Clemson - Dabo Swinney (Interm HC), Brett Venables, Bud Foster (VT DC), Mike Locksley (Illinois OC)

Wyoming - Ted Gilmore (Nebraska WR coach), Gary Barnett

Utah State - Mike Canales (USF Passing game coordinator)

San Diego State - Glen Mason, Dennis Green, Ken Niumatalolo, Terry Bowden

[kevpks]

Washington
Old Coach - Tyrone Willingham ("resigned" after 4 seasons)
New Coach -
Rumored Leading Candidate - Dennis Franchione (former Texas A&M head coach)

That's a shame we'll be missing Fran by a year if he goes to Washington.

[swardboy]

Too....much....orange......

[OUstud]

They actually think Willingham-Fran is an upgrade?

[TopDawg]

Too....much....orange......

heh...it's actually coded as red, but you're right. I'm just going to change that to black.

[TopDawg]

That's a shame we'll be missing Fran by a year if he goes to Washington.

It would've given Stoops an opportunity to beat Fran under his third different team. I wonder if that's ever happened before. And if you count his time at TCU, it would be Fran's fourth school to coach to a loss against OU. I wonder if THAT'S ever happened before.

[TopDawg]

Here's a few

Thanks snp...I've added those.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

Isn't Jon Gruden rumored to go to Tennessee or has he already taken his name out of the hat?

Plus Pinkel just signed an extension with Missouri so I doubt he's going anywhere this year.

[TopDawg]

I was surprised how many we already have. 12 already. Two have already been filled be people who aren't currently head coaches. This thread really gets interesting when current head coaches start moving around.

[TopDawg]

Plus Pinkel just signed an extension with Missouri so I doubt he's going anywhere this year.

Yeah, that one's certainly not likely, but it was mentioned after he had already signed the extension so I figured I'd keep it up there for a few days anyway.

[TheUnnamedSooner]

Know anything about Gruden?

[SoonerStormchaser]

The Navy coach would be an IDIOT for even thinking about the SDSU job.

[cvsooner]

Lane Kiffin has been mentioned for the Syracuse job.

[8timechamps]

I think Kiffin's name has been mentioned with about every open position. He was "rumored" to have interviewed for the Clemson job.

I know Turner Gil will end up at one of those schools (or possibly wait for the Nebraska job to open).

Good work TD, I like to follow this stuff and it'll be a lot more fun doing it here and hearing everyone's input.

[snp]

The Navy coach would be an IDIOT for even thinking about the SDSU job.

He's a west coast guy. Might want to get back home and I think Navy has pretty much hit their ceiling. SDSU could be a sleeper.


Isn't Jon Gruden rumored to go to Tennessee or has he already taken his name out of the hat?

Plus Pinkel just signed an extension with Missouri so I doubt he's going anywhere this year.

He's not going to Tennessee. Notre Dame is a possibility but it'll be expensive to pry him away.

[8timechamps]

I think David Cutcliff (I think that's his name, the Tennessee o-coord.) may end up in the head coaches seat when things shake out.

[bluedogok]

Cutcliffe is the head coach at Duke (first season) and has already stated the "he has no interest in the Tennessee job".

[snp]

Lane Kiffen to Tennessee. Word going around is Oregeron will be recruiting coordinator/DL coach and Monte Kiffen will be DC.

I'm not quite sold on Kiffen as HC as some but that would be two of the top assistants out there, if the rumors are true.

[snp]

Would it be possible to sticky this thread?

[SouthCarolinaSooner]

Kiffin is pretty much a done deal at Tennessee

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/28/source-kiffin-become-vols-head-football-coach/

[soonerinabilene]

Rumors being circulated that Syracuse is trying to get Turner Gill. I think that would be a perfect fit. He's already familiar with recruiting in that area, and if he can turn Buffalo around, imagine what he could do at Syracuse.

[TopDawg]

Rumors being circulated that Syracuse is trying to get Turner Gill. I think that would be a perfect fit. He's already familiar with recruiting in that area, and if he can turn Buffalo around, imagine what he could do at Syracuse.

Agreed. I think they should offer it.

[bluedogok]

Yep, Gill should be a great choice for them but I think he would be a good choice for many schools looking after what he has done at a perennially horrible Buffalo program.

[kevpks]

Sylvester Croom resigned at Miss St. I have no clue who is rumored to take that job.

[TopDawg]

Man, you people are on top of this stuff.

Good work.

[Sabanball]

With Croom out at State, I think they would be smart to give Todd Graham a look. Do you guys see him being up for any other jobs?

[bluedogok]

I think Graham would be stupid to entertain Miss. State, he is in a better situation at Tulsa to wait out a better job than MSU.

[snp]

I think Mississippi State would be stupid to entertain Todd Graham. Going from a great guy to someone like Graham would be harsh.

[soonerfaninfla]

some friends of mine who are in with the know at clemson say that dabo has the job

[snp]

^ Heard the same thing.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3735102 - Monte Kiffen following son to Tennessee

[Collier11]

they announced on espn that dabo gets to keep the job

[TopDawg]

Thanks peeps.

And thanks for the assistant coach update, snp. In order to keep this manageable, I'll let you guys handle the assistant coach stuff in the replies...but if any OU assistant coaches start moving I'll add them to the original post.

[TopDawg]

Lots of updates.

Wyoming is settled. Bowling Green and Miami, OH have now joined the mix, making this year's coaching turnover unprecedented.

I thought it felt like a lot. So far, however, we haven't had a D-1 head coach move from one school to another. But that doesn't usually happen this early anyway.

[TopDawg]

New Mexico State makes 16 and we're not even through with the regular season. We had a total of 18 last year.

[TopDawg]

Word out of Eugene is that Bellotti may be taking over as AD at Oregon and Chip Kelly will be named head coach.

We'll see what happens.

[soonerstan56]

It appears Washinton is interested in Mike Leach.


http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/huskyfootball/index.html#034905

One of the posters pointed out in another thread what a loss it would be to Texas Tech.
If leach leaves so does the offense,(he's OC also) they would be starting over without a HC or OC.

Stan

[SouthCarolinaSooner]

Rumored changes I heard today, for your entertainment

-Urban Meyer to Notre Dame (possibly contacted)
-Bob Stoops to Florida
-Charlie Weiss to Mississippi State (lol)
-Pete Carroll to Seattle
-Steve Spurrier to Oklahoma

-Mike Leach to Washington (not all rumor)
-Mark Richt to Notre Dame (actually contacted)
-Tommy Bowden to Mississippi State
-Tommy Bowden to Florida State

[TopDawg]

Updated.

Interesting development at New Mexico State.

Also, Weis is staying at Notre Dame.

[SoonerStormchaser]

What interesting development at NMSU...other than Mumme got **** canned?

[TopDawg]

You've gotta go back to the original post. It says:


New Mexico State
Old Coach - Hal Mumme (fired after 4 seasons)
New (Possibly Extended Term) Interim Coach - Charley Johnson (New Mexico State Assistant Athletic Director)

That's one you don't see every day. It's reminiscent of Shnelly at FAU.

[TopDawg]

Word out of Eugene is that Bellotti may be taking over as AD at Oregon and Chip Kelly will be named head coach.

We'll see what happens.

So Bellotti has been named "athletic director-in-waiting" and Kelly has been named "coach-in-waiting". It probably won't happen this off-season.

[bluedogok]

In coordinator news.....


Sun-Sentinel.com - Owls lose offensive coordinator Nord to Purdue (http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/fau/sfl-faunord,0,7163264.story)
By Ted Hutton | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
7:14 PM EST, December 1, 2008

Florida Atlantic is in the market for an offensive coordinator after Purdue hired Gary Nord to take the same position with the Boilermakers.

Nord, 51, had just completed his fifth season with the Owls, the last four as offensive coordinator. Nord also served as quarterbacks coach.

Nord will be rejoining new Purdue coach Danny Hope, who worked with Nord when both were assistants at Louisville from 1985-1994 under Howard that old drunk.

that old drunk, who has been FAU's only coach since the program began in 2001, kept Nord on when he took over at Louisville in 1985.

Nord stayed with that old drunk when he left Louisville for Oklahoma in 1995, but when that old drunk resigned after one year with the Sooners, Nord became an assistant at Pittsburgh and UTEP before being promoted to head coach at UTEP in 2000.

that old drunk hired Nord in 2004 after Nord was forced out of the UTEP job.

"It is with mixed emotion that we send Coach Nord off to his new assignment with the Purdue Boilermakers," that old drunk said in a statement released Monday. "He has made a great impression on our football team and has helped up bring this football program from Division I-AA to a strong Division I-A team. He will be missed."

that old drunk said he will consider candidates from his current staff as well as outside the program for the job, but pledged that FAU's pro-style offense will not change.

"The offense will remain the same as it has been over the years of me being a head coach. We have recruited the quarterbacks to fit this system and the system will stay the same," that old drunk said in his statement.

FAU will be hiring its third offensive coordinator. Larry Seiple was the original coordinator, and when he retired after the 2004 season, Nord was promoted.

FAU still has its original defensive coordinator in Kirk Hoza.

[swardboy]

Leach is at Washington TODAY. Tech claims to be in contract negotiations with him, but his lawyer says there have been no negotiations. According to ESPN crawl.....

[Sabanball]

Per the Birmingham News, Tommy Tuberville is out at Auburn.

http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf

[bluedogok]

Does Auburn go after Muschamp :pop:

[OUinFLA]

Does Auburn go after Muschamp :pop:

What? and pay him more than the 900K he's going to get next year and promise him a "head-coaching-top-of-the-heap" position?

oh wait..........

I see your point

[ratedrsuperstar]

Early names at Auburn is

Phillip Fulmer
Mike Leach
Bobby Petrino
Patrick Nix

[TheHumanAlphabet]

Does Auburn go after Muschamp :pop:

Texas is looking good to lock up Muschamp...Or maybe he is thinking...

[TheHumanAlphabet]

OSU Defensive guy named to Toledo job per Joklahoman. Some aggot is saying good ridance as if their D was as good as their O they would be B12 C Champs.

[TopDawg]

updated Toledo and Utah State

[swardboy]

The Tuberville/Auburn split seems to be very amicable. Of course if I were getting $6,000,000 from someone for saying 'goodbye' I would be in good humor too....according to espin.

[bluedogok]

Texas is looking good to lock up Muschamp...Or maybe he is thinking...
Naming him coach-in-waiting and giving him a pay raise is one thing, it still isn't being the head coach and the money that an Auburn could pay him. He isn't getting 2mil a year like Jason Garrett is with the Cowboys. It might be a bit too tempting to stay for however long Mack wants to stay. I think the whole reason for that was to keep the Syracuse and Iowa States away, I also think Muschamp is a bit smarter than Chiszk and Robinson and jumping at the first job that comes along. Auburn is an entirely different animal, I bet even the Texas brass could understand that.

[TopDawg]

U-dub is interviewing everybody who has ever coached a game.

Rumor has it they'll be checking out XBOX Live to see who the highest ranked players are on NCAA Football.

[soonerstan56]

True TopDawg,John Hoover at the Tulsa world is reporting that Brent Venables has been interviewed at Washington.
If its true I hope he uses the next two games to make his case.

Stan

[TopDawg]

updated...

New Mexico has found their man, Gill is on Auburn's list, Mullen on Mississippi State's, and Walker and Franchione on SDSU's.

[snp]

Ron Prince is going to ND to be their OL coach
Brady Hoke will get an interview with Auburn
Mike Martz (49ers OC) and Bobby Hauk (Montana HC) are some more names for SDSU

[OUTrumpet]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3753319

Florida's O-coordinator and assitant head coaches are in the mix for New Mexico and Mississippi State

[TopDawg]

Thanks snp, I'll add Hoke, Hauk and Martz


http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3753319

Florida's O-coordinator and assitant head coaches are in the mix for New Mexico and Mississippi State

New Mexico has reportedly been filled and I've got Mullen on the MSU list. I hope it works out for him...we could use the distraction. :D

[Scott D]

Thanks snp, I'll add Hoke, Hauk and Martz



New Mexico has reportedly been filled and I've got Mullen on the MSU list. I hope it works out for him...we could use the distraction. :D

I'd prefer Charlie Strong get the MSU gig ;)

[TopDawg]

Maybe Mullen will take Strong with him. :D

[bluedogok]

The Tuberville/Auburn split seems to be very amicable. Of course if I were getting $6,000,000 from someone for saying 'goodbye' I would be in good humor too....according to espin.
Seems like Mama Tuberville is singing a different song......


Yahoo Sports - Report: Tuberville’s mom says Auburn fired her son (http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-tubervillesmom&prov=ap&type=lgns)
5 hours, 19 minutes ago

AUBURN, Ala. (AP)—Tommy Tuberville’s mother told a newspaper her son was fired as Auburn’s football coach, a claim that runs counter to public statements by the university that Tuberville left on his own.

The Opelika-Auburn News quoted Olive Tuberville as saying her son told her he was dismissed after 10 seasons at Auburn.

“He didn’t resign,” the paper quoted her as saying. “He was fired.”

Reached for comment Monday by The Associated Press, Olive Tuberville wouldn’t say whether the newspaper quoted her correctly. She did confirm talking with a reporter at Tuberville’s house shortly after the coach’s final meeting with Auburn officials last Wednesday.

“I’m sick of this mess. I’m not going discuss it anymore,” she said.

Athletic director Jay Jacobs last week said Tuberville’s departure was completely Tuberville’s decision, and that he and the university president, Jay Gogue, each asked Tuberville to remain.

Jacobs said he and Gogue agreed to give Tuberville the same amount of money that would have been required to terminate his contract through a firing, $5.1 million, because they felt it was “the right thing to do.”

Auburn spokeswoman Deedie Dowdle said Monday the university stands by Jacobs’ statement that Tuberville resigned.

The Opelika-Auburn News reported that Tuberville’s mother said she felt her son was betrayed by Auburn “to a certain extent” after 85 wins and a Southeastern Conference championship.

“This went on too long,” she said. “They had their minds made up days ago, I imagine. It was tough. He didn’t know what to expect. All of his friends have stayed with him.”

Tuberville, 54, has referred to his departure from Auburn as “totally a business decision, what’s best for Auburn.” He said he plans to stay in Auburn and help the school if he can. He has not returned calls for further comment.

His mother said she has been worried about him.

“He’s at an age where something could happen to him,” she told the newspaper. “Heart problems are all through my family. I didn’t want him getting stressed out. This has got to hurt—as much as he’s put into the program and done for the program.”

[TopDawg]

Apparently there was a student protest yesterday at Auburn regarding Tuberville's firing.

I always liked the guy...I was kinda surprised to see him go.

[NOVSooner]

Maybe Mullen will take Strong with him. :D

don't know about strong going, too, but mullen says he's interested in the job should it be offered to him. trust me, the fan base here in MS would wet their pants if that happened

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20081209/SPORTS030102/812090357/1287/SPORTS&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

[TopDawg]

Looks like SDSU has narrowed their search and we have a candidate for the Miami, OH spot. YAY!

[TopDawg]

Miami (OH) with a new candidate. Big Ben might have something to do with it.

Also worth mentioning: Garrick McGee, former Sooner now the quarterback coach at Arkansas, has reportedly interviewed for the Illinois State job. He's supposedly set to interview a second time sometime later this week.

[TopDawg]

A few new candidates at Auburn (although my sources haven't mentioned anything about Muschcamp yet) and it looks like Bowling Green and Syracuse are just about done deals. I've gone ahead and penciled those in but if something changes I'll update it.

[TopDawg]

The Army job is open now.

[TheHumanAlphabet]

I guess the Navy drubbing didn't sit well...

Though the camo unis were pretty cool.

[TopDawg]

Those were really cool.

Two years isn't much time. The Navy beat down couldn't have helped but I'm thinking there was more two it. I have no idea what...but that's just not a lot of time.

[swardboy]

Has anyone else heard that SDSU is talking to Franchione?

[TopDawg]

He's on the list. From what I've heard, he's one of the last two candidates right now.

[TopDawg]

Busy weekend. Two filled, two more opened.

[Blues1]

First Time Reading this Post....I didn't know about some of these Hires -- Being a Huge College Football Fan --You Guy's are always on Top of this good Stuff...Thanks for all Good Info -- One More Reason We have "The Best Football Board" Around -- For Oklahoma Football - Plus College Football overall...!!!
Rock On ~~~~ :)

[TopDawg]

This is when it gets fun...the last two coaching hires were current head coaches at another FBS school.

[Collier11]

Brady Hoke to SDSU

[TopDawg]

Ball State promoted their OC

[TopDawg]

I guess Iowa State figured the best way to follow a former Auburn DC was with another former Auburn DC.

[SoonerStormchaser]

Ron English just got picked up at Eastern Meechigan.

[TopDawg]

Ron English will take over at EMU.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

Mike Haywood to Miami (OH)

sorry i missed this thread

[snp]

Mike Haywood is a terrible coordinator and recruiter. Pretty bad hire but it's Miami Ohio so I guess you can't expect too much.

[TopDawg]

Mike Haywood to Miami (OH)

sorry i missed this thread

No worries. There have been many "new coach" threads. This is just the spot to see them all. Some of them have been so bizarre they deserve their own thread. :D

[TopDawg]

New Mexico State's the only one open right now.

[TopDawg]

Game on!

Jeff Jag out at BC.