Well, it's already that time again. We can track them here. Akron Old Coach - Rob Ianello (fired after 2nd season) Rumored Leading Candidates - Joe Moorhead (Connecticut quarterbacks coach), Paul Winters (Wayne State head coach), Mike Johnson (UCLA interim head coach and offensive coordinator) Arizona Old Coach - Mike Stoops (fired in midst of 8th season) New Coach - Rich Rodriguez (former Michigan head coach) Arizona State Old Coach - Dennis Erickson (resigning after 5 years) Rumored Leading Candidates - Dan Cozzetto (Washington offensive line coach) Arkansas State Old Coach - Hugh Freeze (new Mississippi head coach) New Coach - Gus Malzahn (Auburn offensive coordinator) Colorado State Old Coach - Steve Fairchild (fired after 4 seasons) New Coach - Jim McElwain (Alabama offensive coordinator) Florida Atlantic Old Coach - Howard Schnellenberger (retiring after 10 seasons) New Coach - Carl Pelini (former Nebraska defensive coordinator) Fresno State Old Coach - Pat Hill (fired after 15 seasons) New Coach - Tim DeRuyter (former Texas A&M defensive coordinator) Hawaii Old Coach - Greg McMackin (retiring after 4 years as head coach) Rumored Leading Candidates - Rich Miano (interim head coach) Houston Old Coach - Kevin Sumlin (new Texas A&M head coach) Rumored Leading Candidates - Illinois Old Coach - Ron Zook (fired after seven seasons) New Coach - Tim Beckman (former Toledo head coach) Kansas Old Coach - Turner Gill (fired after 2nd season) New Coach - Charlie Weis (former Florida offensive coordinator) Memphis Old Coach - Larry Porter (fired after 2nd season) New Coach - Justin Fuente (former TCU co-offensive coordinator) Mississippi Old Coach - Houston Nutt (will resign at end of season, his 4th and Ole Miss) New Coach - Hugh Freeze (former Arkansas State head coach) New Mexico Old Coach - Mike Locksley (fired in midst of 3rd season) New Coach - Bob Davie (former Notre Dame head coach) North Carolina Old Coach - Butch Davis/Everett Withers New Coach - Larry Fedora (former Southern Miss head coach) Ohio State Old Coach - Luke Fickell (finished his interim appointment) New Coach - Urban Meyer (former Florida head coach) Penn State Old Coach - Joe Paterno (fired in midst of bajillionth season) Rumored Leading Candidates - Mike Pettine Jr. (Jets defensive coordinator), Dan Mullen (Mississippi State head coach) Southern Mississippi Old Coach - Larry Fedora (new North Carolina head coach) Rumored Leading Candidates - Texas A&M Old Coach - Mike Sherman (fired after 4 years) New Coach - Kevin Sumlin (Houston head coach) Toledo Old Coach - Tim Beckman (new Illinois coach) New Coach - Matt Campbell (promoted from offensive coordinator) Tulane Old Coach - Bob Toledo (fired in midst of 5th season) New Coach - Curtis Johnson (Saints receivers coach) UAB Old Coach - Neil Callaway (fired after 5th season) New Coach - Garrick McGee (former Arkansas offensive coordinator) UCLA Old Coach - Rick Neuheisel (fired after 4 seasons) New Coach - Jim Mora Jr. (former Seahawks head coach) Washington State Old Coach - Paul Wulff (fired after 4 seasons) New Coach - Mike Leach (former Texas Tech head coach)
If you want to go REALLY far back, you could also include UNC's Butch Davis and tOSU's Jim Tressel as they were technically forced out this season, even though the season hadn't technically started.
He's been rumored for every job, whether it's open or not. Fans covet him. Hell, I want him back in coaching and he ruined a few of our seasons when he was at Tech!
One of the leading candidates to replace Locksley as the UNM football coach is rumored to be Kelvin Sampson.(insert winky here)
The skeptic in me wonders if the scandal at PU isn't the reason Joe Pa never retired. Cover up conspiracy you know....
