Open jobs:
Filled jobs:
Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald; hires David Braun
Michigan State fired Mel Tucker; hires Jonathan Smith
Mississippi State fired Zach Arnett; hires Jeff Lebby
Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher; hires Mike Elko
Syracuse fired Dino Babers; hires Fran Brown
Oregon State lost Jonathan Smith to Michigan State; hires Trent Bray
San Diego State lost Brady Hoke to retirement; hires Sean Lewis
Indiana fired Tom Allen; hires Curt Cignetti
Houston fired Dana Holgorsen; hires Willie Fritz
Boise State fired Andy Avalos; hires Spencer Danielson
UTEP fired Dana Dimel; hires Scotty Walden
Nevada fired Ken Wilson; hires Jeff Choate
New Mexico fired Danny Gonzales; hires Bronco Mendenhall
Louisiana-Monroe fired Terry Bowden; hires Bryant Vincent
MTSU fired Rick Stockstill; hires Derek Mason
Wyoming lost Craig Bohl to retirement; hires Jay Sawvel
Duke lost Mike Elko to Texas A&M; hires Manny Diaz
JMU lost Curt Cignetti to Indiana; hires Bob Chesney
Tulane lost Willie Fritz to Houston; hires Jon Sumrall
Troy lost Jon Sumrall to Tulane; hires Gerad Parker
NMSU lost Jerry Kill to retirement; hires Tony Sanchez
Alabama lost Nick Saban to retirement; hires Kalen DeBoer
Washington lost Kalen DeBoer to Alabama; hires Jedd Fisch
Arizona lost Jedd Fisch to Washington; hires Brent Brennan
South Alabama lost Kane Wommack to a DC role at Alabama; hires Major Applewhite
San Jose State lost Brent Brennan to Arizona; hires Ken Niumatalolo
Buffalo lost Maurice Linguist to an assistant role at Alabama; hires Pete Lembo
Michigan lost Jim Harbaugh to the LA Chargers; hires Sherron’s Moore
Boston College lost Jeff Hafley to the Green Bay Packers (DC role); hires Bill O'Brien
UCLA lost Chip Kelly to an OC role at Ohio State; hires DeShaun Foster
Georgia State lost Shawn Elliott to an assistant role at South Carolina; hires Del McGee
Summary of hires:
Internal promotion: 8**
Poached from P5: 4
P5 coordinator: 5*
P5 assistant: 5
Poached from G5: 4
Poached from FCS: 2
Hired out of retirement: 2
G5 coordinator: 1
Former FBS HC, but not HC when hired: 9
*Sean Lewis lost his OC title during the season.
**DeShaun Foster was hired to be the RB coach for the Raiders 10 days before accepting the UCLA job
Filled jobs:
Northwestern fired Pat Fitzgerald; hires David Braun
Michigan State fired Mel Tucker; hires Jonathan Smith
Mississippi State fired Zach Arnett; hires Jeff Lebby
Texas A&M fired Jimbo Fisher; hires Mike Elko
Syracuse fired Dino Babers; hires Fran Brown
Oregon State lost Jonathan Smith to Michigan State; hires Trent Bray
San Diego State lost Brady Hoke to retirement; hires Sean Lewis
Indiana fired Tom Allen; hires Curt Cignetti
Houston fired Dana Holgorsen; hires Willie Fritz
Boise State fired Andy Avalos; hires Spencer Danielson
UTEP fired Dana Dimel; hires Scotty Walden
Nevada fired Ken Wilson; hires Jeff Choate
New Mexico fired Danny Gonzales; hires Bronco Mendenhall
Louisiana-Monroe fired Terry Bowden; hires Bryant Vincent
MTSU fired Rick Stockstill; hires Derek Mason
Wyoming lost Craig Bohl to retirement; hires Jay Sawvel
Duke lost Mike Elko to Texas A&M; hires Manny Diaz
JMU lost Curt Cignetti to Indiana; hires Bob Chesney
Tulane lost Willie Fritz to Houston; hires Jon Sumrall
Troy lost Jon Sumrall to Tulane; hires Gerad Parker
NMSU lost Jerry Kill to retirement; hires Tony Sanchez
Alabama lost Nick Saban to retirement; hires Kalen DeBoer
Washington lost Kalen DeBoer to Alabama; hires Jedd Fisch
Arizona lost Jedd Fisch to Washington; hires Brent Brennan
South Alabama lost Kane Wommack to a DC role at Alabama; hires Major Applewhite
San Jose State lost Brent Brennan to Arizona; hires Ken Niumatalolo
Buffalo lost Maurice Linguist to an assistant role at Alabama; hires Pete Lembo
Michigan lost Jim Harbaugh to the LA Chargers; hires Sherron’s Moore
Boston College lost Jeff Hafley to the Green Bay Packers (DC role); hires Bill O'Brien
UCLA lost Chip Kelly to an OC role at Ohio State; hires DeShaun Foster
Georgia State lost Shawn Elliott to an assistant role at South Carolina; hires Del McGee
Summary of hires:
Internal promotion: 8**
Poached from P5: 4
P5 coordinator: 5*
P5 assistant: 5
Poached from G5: 4
Poached from FCS: 2
Hired out of retirement: 2
G5 coordinator: 1
Former FBS HC, but not HC when hired: 9
*Sean Lewis lost his OC title during the season.
**DeShaun Foster was hired to be the RB coach for the Raiders 10 days before accepting the UCLA job
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