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2022-23 college football coaching carousel tracker

Matt Zenitzby:Matt Zenitz04/14/23

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To help you keep up with all the latest developments during the coaching carousel, we’ll be posting updates here about FBS head-coaching jobs and noteworthy assistant coach moves.

Here are the latest developments.

May 23

Ohio State: Ohio State has hired longtime NFL coach Joe Philbin as an analyst, a source tells On3. Philbin was the Miami Dolphins’ head coach from 2012 to ’15. He most recently worked for the Dallas Cowboys as the team’s offensive line coach from 2020 through last season.

May 5

Jacksonville State: Ole Miss analyst Michael Nysewander is expected to be hired as the tight ends coach at Jacksonville State, sources tell On3. Nysewander, a former Alabama tight end, worked at Ole Miss the last three years. Was previously the RB coach at Samford.

May 1

South Carolina: South Carolina is expected to hire Tulane’s Travian Robertson as defensive line coach, sources tell On3. Robertson, an ex-South Carolina and NFL DL, helped Tulane improve to second in the AAC in scoring defense last year.

April 28

LSU: LSU is set to hire South Carolina’s Jimmy Lindsey as its new defensive line coach, sources tell On3.

April 14

Toledo: Auburn analyst RJ Fleming is set to be hired as the new wide receivers coach at Toledo, a source tells On3. Fleming had been set to be the wide receivers coach at Jackson State before taking the position at Auburn. He was previously the running backs coach at Texas State (2022) and the wide receivers coach at Eastern Michigan (2021).

April 2

Buffalo: Buffalo is expected to promote Robert Wright to defensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Wright got hired at Buffalo in January as outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator. He previously worked at Duke, Iowa State and Texas A&M. Buffalo is expected to hire Wisconsin defensive assistant Mike Caputo as safeties coach, sources tell On3. He’ll also have special teams responsibilities. Caputo, a former All-American safety at Wisconsin, has also worked at places such as LSU, Baylor and Utah State.

March 28

ECU: ECU is expected to hire Dyrell Roberts as outside receivers coach, sources tell On3. Roberts, a former Virginia Tech wide receiver, had been the wide receivers coach at Eastern Michigan. ECU is also expected to promote senior analyst Aaron Auer to inside receivers and tight ends coach, sources tell On3. Before ECU, Auer was an offensive quality control coach at Georgia.

March 27

Miami: Miami is shifting tight ends coach Stephen Field to a different role within the program and promoting analyst Cody Woodiel to tight ends coach.

Troy: Troy and head coach Jon Sumrall have finalized a new four-year contract through 2026. Sumrall led the Trojans to a 12-2 mark in his first season as head coach.

March 25

LSU: The Denver Broncos are expected to hire LSU defensive line coach Jamar Cain as a pass rush specialist, sources tell On3. Before LSU, Cain worked for two years at Oklahoma, where he coached players such as Broncos 2022 second-round pick Nik Bonitto. Under Cain, Bonitto was an All-American in both 2020 and ’21.

March 22

Mississippi State: Mississippi State is set to hire Memphis’ Courtney Williams as assistant director of college scouting, sources tell On3. As Memphis’ assistant director of player personnel, Williams helped the Tigers finish with the second-best 2023 recruiting class in the AAC.

FIU: FIU has announced the promotion of Josh Eargle to deputy head coach and offensive line coach. Eargle coached the team’s tight ends last season.

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is set to hire former UCLA and UConn defensive coordinator Lou Spanos as an analyst, sources tell On3. Spanos has also worked for teams like the Tennessee Titans and Alabama. He was UConn’s interim head coach in 2021.

March 21

Philadelphia Eagles: The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to hire veteran secondary coach Taver Johnson, sources tell On3. Johnson had been working at Eastern Michigan. He previously worked in the NFL with the Las Vegas Raiders and for college teams like Ohio State and Purdue.

Miami: Miami has hired Florida’s Benedick Hyppolite as a running back analyst. Hyppolite, a Miami native and a former high school coach in Miami, previously worked for the Hurricanes from 2020 to ’22.

March 18

Marshall: Missouri analyst Derek Shay is expected to be hired as the new tight ends coach at Marshall, sources tell On3. Before Missouri, Shay worked at LSU, where he was the Tigers’ de facto tight ends coach in 2020 and 2021.

Tulane: Tulane is expected to hire Wofford co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Rob Greene as a defensive assistant coach, sources tell On3.

March 16

Florida: Florida has finalized a contract extension with defensive backs coach/assistant head coach Corey Raymond through January 2025, a source tells On3.

March 15

Ohio State: Ohio State has added former Nebraska DL/OLB coach Mike Dawson as an analyst, sources tell On3 and HuskerOnline. In addition to Nebraska, Dawson has also worked for teams like the New York Giants. His relationship with Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day dates back all the way to 2002 at New Hampshire.

Georgia Southern: Georgia Southern is expected to hire Darius Eubanks as a nickels and safeties coach, sources tell On3. Eubanks, who had been set to join the Northern Illinois staff, is a former Georgia Southern star linebacker and safety.

Maryland: Maryland is expected to hire ECU’s Latrell Scott as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Scott has been a head coach, including at Norfolk State and Richmond, and an assistant for teams like Tennessee and Virginia.

Northwestern: Northwestern is expected to hire ECU’s Chris Foster as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Foster, a Broyles Award nominee two of the last three years, helped Keaton Mitchell earn first-team All-AAC recognition in both 2021 and ‘22.

March 13

Virginia Tech: Virginia Tech is expected to hire Maryland’s Elijah Brooks as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Brooks, a former head coach at high school power DeMatha, has had two of his running backs drafted in the last three NFL drafts. Under Brooks, Maryland redshirt freshman Roman Hemby was one of just four Big Ten running backs last season to rush for at least 985 yards, at least 10 TDs and an average of at least 5.25 yards per carry.

March 12

Nevada: Nevada is set to hire California special teams analyst Michael Barton as special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Barton, a former Cal and Arizona linebacker, finished his college career with 234 career tackles.

March 11

Northern Arizona: Former Washington State wide receivers coach Joel Filani is set to be hired as the wide receivers coach at Northern Arizona, sources tell On3. Filani, a former Texas Tech star receiver, worked at Texas Tech and North Texas before Washington St.

March 10

USC: USC is expected to hire veteran defensive coach Greg Brown as an analyst, sources tell On3. Brown has been a coordinator at places such as Colorado, an NFL assistant for 10 years and a college secondary coach for teams like Alabama and Auburn.

Los Angeles Chargers: The Los Angeles Chargers are expected to hire Georgia Southern defensive coordinator Will Harris as a defensive backs coach, sources tell On3. Harris, a former standout safety at USC under Pete Carroll, was a DB coach at Washington from 2018-21.

March 9

Maryland: Maryland has officially announced the hire of Josh Gattis as offensive coordinator. Head coach Mike Locksley will be the Terrapins’ quarterbacks coach, a source tells On3.

March 8

Air Force: Air Force has hired former Penn State wide receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield as its wide receivers coach.

North Carolina: North Carolina is hiring South Alabama special teams coordinator and defensive assistant Jamael Lett as a special teams analyst, sources tell On3. Before South Alabama, Lett was a defensive backs coach at Akron and Samford.

March 7

Northern Illinois: Northern Illinois is expected to hire Darius Eubanks as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Eubanks, a former NFL linebacker who spent time with teams such as the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys, previously worked at Liberty and Georgia State.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to hire Oregon analyst Jordan Somerville as an assistant quarterbacks coach, sources tell On3. Before Oregon, he was running backs coach at New Mexico and a GA at Arizona State.

Western Kentucky: Florida analyst Jamar Chaney is expected to be hired as the new outside linebackers coach at Western Kentucky, sources tell On3. Chaney, a former Mississippi State and NFL linebacker, worked at Mississippi State prior to Florida.

Northwestern: Northwestern is hiring Utah State’s LaMarcus Hicks as cornerbacks coach, a source tells On3. Hicks, a former Iowa State and Detroit Lions defensive back, previously worked at Eastern Michigan.

Northern Arizona: NC State graduate assistant Austin Davis is expected to be hired as the offensive line coach at Northern Arizona, a source tells On3. Davis, a former All-ACC center at Duke, worked at Duke for three years prior to joining the staff at NC State.

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is expected to hire Arkansas State’s Jake Schoonover as special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Before Arkansas State, Schoonover worked at Kansas and helped the Jayhawks rank in the top-11 nationally in kick return defense and punt returns.

March 6

Florida: Florida is expected to name Russ Callaway as its new tight ends coach, sources tell On3. Callaway, a former offensive coordinator at Samford, had been an analyst at Florida after stops with the New York Giants and LSU.

March 5

Minnesota Vikings: The Minnesota Vikings are expected to hire Western Kentucky outside linebackers coach Michael Hutchings as an assistant linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Hutchings, a former USC linebacker and team captain, previously worked at USC and Oregon.

March 4

Holy Cross: The New York Giants are expected to hire Holy Cross offensive coordinator Chris Smith as an assistant offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Smith helped Holy Cross finish 12-1 last season and rank eighth in the FCS in scoring offense. Holy Cross is expected to promote QB coach Dean Kennedy to offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Before Holy Cross, Kennedy worked at Mississippi State and Florida, where he assisted in the coaching of QBs such as 2020 Heisman finalist Kyle Trask.

Seattle Seahawks: The Seattle Seahawks are expected to hire Michigan State’s Brandon Jordan as a pass rush specialist coach, sources tell On3. Jordan, who has been a top private pass rush trainer, has trained star NFL players such as Chandler Jones, Von Miller and T.J. Watt.

New York Jets: The New York Jets are expected to hire Northern Arizona wide receivers coach Junior Taylor as an assistant wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Taylor is a former UCLA starting wide receiver. Finished his college career with 104 career catches.

Maryland: Maryland is set to hire former Texas State defensive coordinator Zac Spavital as safeties coach, sources tell On3. Before Texas State, Spavital was an assistant at Texas Tech and Houston.

March 3

Georgia State: Georgia State is expected to hire Chad Staggs as defensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Staggs had recently been hired at Western Kentucky after serving as the DC at Coastal Carolina from 2019-22.

Arizona: Arizona senior defensive analyst Beyah Rasool is expected to be hired as cornerbacks coach at Illinois State, sources tell On3. Before Arizona, Rasool worked at Missouri.

March 2

Alabama: Alabama is hiring Houston’s Harding Harper as assistant director of player personnel, a source tells On3. Harper, a former Vanderbilt linebacker and Alabama native, worked at Colorado prior to Houston.

Georgia: Georgia is expected to hire Louisiana’s Will Myers as director of player personnel, sources tell On3. Before Louisiana, Myers worked at Ole Miss and South Carolina. Matt Godwin, who’s been Georgia’s director of player personnel, is set to step away to pursue opportunities outside of college football, sources tell On3. Godwin has been a leading figure as Georgia has posted top three recruiting classes each of the last three years, including the No. 2 class for 2023.

March 1

Colorado: Alabama staffer Sal Sunseri has emerged as the expected hire for the Colorado defensive tackles coach opening. Sunseri, a respected veteran coach, has coached players during his career such as Will Anderson and Julius Peppers. Sunseri, who has been back at Bama since 2019 after a previous run from 2009-11, has been a defensive coordinator at Tennessee and also worked as an assistant for other college teams such as Florida and FSU and NFL teams like the Raiders and Panthers.

February 28

LSU: LSU is expected to promote analyst John Jancek to an on-field coaching role, sources tell On3. Jancek has been a defensive coordinator at places like Tennessee, Cincinnati and Colorado State. He’s also worked at other places such as Georgia.

LSU: LSU is expected to hire Bob Diaco as an analyst, sources tell On3. Diaco was UConn’s head coach from 2014-16. He’s also been a defensive coordinator at places such as Notre Dame, Nebraska, Purdue and Cincinnati.

February 27

NC State: NC State is set to hire Arkansas State’s Matt Wilson as director of player personnel, sources tell On3. Wilson, who has also worked at Mississippi State, Indiana and Tennessee, helped Arkansas State post the best signing class in school history in 2022.

Colorado: The Minnesota Vikings are expected to hire Colorado defensive tackles coach Patrick Hill as an assistant defensive line coach, sources tell On3. Before being hired by Deion Sanders at Colorado, Hill was an analyst at LSU.

Stanford: Stanford is also set to hire Yale co-OC, offensive line coach and assistant head coach Al Netter, sources tell On3. Netter and Talamaivao will be co-offensive line coaches for the Cardinal. Netter, an ex-San Francisco 49er, worked at Michigan before heading to Yale in 2018.

Notre Dame: Notre Dame is expected to hire Virginia Tech’s Joe Rudolph as offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Before Virginia Tech, Rudolph worked at Wisconsin from 2015-21.

Washington Commanders: The Washington Commanders are set to hire Stanford QB coach Tavita Pritchard, sources tell On3. Pritchard, a former Cardinal QB, had worked at Stanford since 2010.

Stanford: Stanford is expected to hire Viane Talamaivao as offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Talamaivao, a former USC starting offensive lineman, had recently been hired at Northern Arizona after serving as an Oregon graduate assistant last season.

North Carolina: North Carolina is expected to hire Freddie Kitchens as tight ends coach, a source tells On3. Kitchens, who worked in the NFL from 2006-21 (including as head coach of the Cleveland Browns), was an analyst at South Carolina last season.

February 25

Alabama: Liberty’s Robert Bala is set to be hired as Alabama’s new inside linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Bala, who was an analyst at Liberty last season, was previously the defensive coordinator at Southern Utah in 2020 and ‘21.

February 24

Western Kentucky: Georgia graduate assistant/assistant defensive line coach Carson Hall is expected to be hired as the new defensive line coach at Western Kentucky, sources tell On3. Hall, who played at Georgia, worked at Illinois before joining the staff at UGA.

February 23

Miami Dolphins: The Miami Dolphins are expected to hire Western Kentucky defensive line coach Kenny Baker as assistant defensive line coach, sources tell On3. Baker helped WKU rank second in C-USA in sacks, scoring defense and opposing yards per carry last year.

Arizona Cardinals: The Arizona Cardinals are expected to hire Miami Dolphins assistant defensive line coach Derrick LeBlanc as defensive line coach, sources tell On3. Before Miami, LeBlanc was a DL coach at the college level at places such as Arkansas and Kentucky.

Oregon: Oregon is expected to hire veteran offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh in an assistant offensive line/analyst type role, sources tell On3. Cavanaugh was Arizona State’s o-line coach the last two years after stints at Syracuse, Nebraska and Oregon State.

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is expected to hire former Texas, Syracuse and USF offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert as an analyst, sources tell On3. Gilbert was also a head coach at McNeese State.

Rice: Rice is expected to hire longtime Stanford special teams coach Pete Alamar as special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Alamar, who had worked at Stanford since 2012, had been retained by Troy Taylor as a senior special teams analyst.

TCU: TCU is hiring former Texas linebacker Luke Brockermeyer as a defensive graduate assistant, a source tells On3. Brockermeyer was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection at Texas in 2021.

Arkansas: Arkansas is expected to hire former Alabama wide receiver Derek Kief as an analyst, sources tell On3. Kief was Towson’s wide receivers coach last season after working as a graduate assistant at Maryland.

Florida: The Denver Broncos are expected to hire Florida’s Keary Colbert as wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Colbert, a former NFL wide receiver who spent time with Denver in 2008, worked at USC prior to Florida.

February 22

Troy: The Houston Texans are hiring Troy offensive line coach Cole Popovich as an assistant offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Popovich, who previously said was a target of Houston, worked for the New England Patriots before Troy.

UCLA: UCLA is expected to hire Baltimore Ravens safeties coach D’Anton Lynn as defensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Lynn, a former Penn State star DB and the son of ex-Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn, worked in Baltimore the last two years.

Florida: It looks like Patrick Toney may not be the only Florida assistant headed to the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are also expected to hire Florida tight ends coach William Peagler, sources tell On3.

Florida: Florida defensive coordinator Patrick Toney is set to leave the Gators for a job with the Arizona Cardinals, sources tell On3. Alabama assistant Austin Armstrong is a name to keep an eye on to be Florida’s next DC.

February 21

Cincinnati: Cincinnati is expected to hire Virginia Tech quarterbacks coach Brad Glenn as offensive coordinator and Georgia State defensive coordinator Nate Fuqua as outside linebackers coach, sources tell On3.

Arizona State: Arizona State is expected to hire Boise State’s Jason Cvercko for a high-ranking player personnel role, sources tell On3. Before Boise, Cvercko was the chief of staff at Washington State.

February 20

Stanford: The Arizona Cardinals are hiring Stanford’s Klayton Adams as their offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Adams worked in the NFL the last four years with the Indianapolis Colts before taking the job at Stanford.

Texas A&M: Texas A&M is expected to promote analyst Bryant Gross-Armiento to an on-field spot working with the defensive backs, sources tell On3. Gross-Armiento, an ex-Wake Forest safety, is viewed at A&M as a big-time rising star coach and recruiter.

Cincinnati: The Indianapolis Colts are targeting Cincinnati offensive coordinator Tom Manning for their tight ends coach job, sources tell On3. Manning, who was Iowa State’s OC from 2019-22, previously spent a year with Indy as tight ends coach in 2018.

The Citadel: Former Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern assistant Lamar Owens is expected to be hired as a cornerbacks coach at The Citadel, a source tells On3. Owens, a former star QB at Navy, had last worked in coaching in 2019 at Georgia Southern.

Marshall: Marshall running backs coach Telly Lockette, who had been a candidate for the Miami running backs coach job, is expected to stay at Marshall, a source tells On3.

Troy: Troy is expected to hire Cincinnati outside linebackers coach Greg Gasparato as its new defensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

February 19

Pittsburgh Steelers: The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to hire former NFL linebacker Aaron Curry as a linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Curry, the 2009 top-five draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks, was part of the Seahawks’ coaching staff the last four seasons.

February 16

Georgia: The Los Angeles Chargers are hiring Georgia analyst Robert Muschamp as a quality control coach, sources tell On3. Muschamp, a nephew of Will Muschamp and a former Auburn tight end, worked at Georgia the last two years after two years at Tennessee.

Tennessee: Tennessee is expected to hire Utah State offensive line coach Micah James as an analyst, sources tell On3. James, a former team captain and all-conference offensive lineman at Middle Tennessee, worked under Josh Heupel as a GA at UCF in 2018.

Tulane: Tulane is expected to hire Troy’s Shiel Wood as its new defensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Under Wood, Troy ranked eighth-best nationally in scoring defense last season.

February 15

Cincinnati: Cincinnati is expected to hire Army’s Cortney Braswell as inside linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Braswell, an ex-high school coach in Georgia and Tennessee, worked with Scott Satterfield and Cincy DC Bryan Brown as a QC at Louisville in 2019.

Ohio State: Ohio State is expected to hire Marshall general manager Marc Votteler as director of player personnel, sources tell On3. Before Marshall, Votteler was an assistant director of player personnel at Alabama, UCF and Tennessee.

February 14

Maryland: Maryland is expected to hire former Texas A&M, Arizona and Houston head coach Kevin Sumlin as tight ends coach, sources tell On3.

Miami: Miami is expected to hire Cincinnati’s Derek Nicholson as a linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Nicholson is a former standout linebacker at Florida State. He led the Seminoles in tackles in 2007 and ‘08.

Miami: Miami is set to hire Houston’s Shannon Dawson as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Before spending the last four seasons at Houston, Dawson was an OC at Southern Miss, Kentucky and West Virginia.

Georgia: Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken has been hired as the new offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, the Ravens announced.

February 13

Ole Miss: Ole Miss has hired Enrique Davis as an analyst, sources tell On3. Davis, a former Ole Miss running back, was Western Kentucky’s running backs coach last season.

Texas A&M-Commerce: Former Virginia Tech and NFL wide receiver Jarrett Boykin is set to be hired as the wide receivers coach at Texas A&M-Commerce, a source tells On3. He worked at Murray State last season and produced an all-conference receiver.

Texas A&M: Texas A&M is expected to hire Ole Miss running backs coach Marquel Blackwell, sources tell On3. Blackwell helped Ole Miss rank No. 1 among Power 5 teams in rushing offense in 2022.

February 12

Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech is expected to hire FIU’s Ricky Brumfield as special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Before FIU, Brumfield spent four years as an assistant coach at Virginia.

February 11

Alabama: Alabama is expected to hire John McNulty as an analyst, sources tell On3. McNulty was Boston College’s offensive coordinator last season after two years as the tight ends coach at Notre Dame, where he worked with new Bama OC Tommy Rees.

Notre Dame: Notre Dame is expected to add Alabama analyst and former NFL linebacker Max Bullough to its staff, sources tell On3. Bullough is expected to be Notre Dame’s replacement for James Laurinaitis, who was a graduate assistant and assistant linebackers coach for the Fighting Irish last season.

February 10

Notre Dame: Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig is in South Bend meeting with Notre Dame about the Fighting Irish’s offensive coordinator job.

Houston Texans: The Houston Texans are set to hire San Francisco 49ers quality control coach Stephen Adegoke as safeties coach, sources tell On3. Adegoke, an ex-Mississippi State defensive back, worked at Michigan, Florida and Mississippi State before the 49ers.

February 8

Miami (Ohio): Miami (Ohio) is expected to hire Jason Simmons, a high school head coach in Indiana, as its new running backs coach, a source tells On3. Simmons led Ben Davis High School in Indiana to three regional titles in the last five years.

February 7

Marshall: Marshall is set to hire Georgia Tech assistant Jason Semore as defensive coordinator, a source tells On3. Aided by Semore, Georgia had two All-ACC selections at linebacker in 2022. In 2021, he was the defensive coordinator at Valdosta State and helped the team reach the Division II national championship game. He has also previously been a DC at Montana and Colorado School of Mines.

Miami: Miami is hiring Lance Guidry as its defensive coordinator, CaneSport reports. Guidry had recently been hired as the new DC after leading a highly ranked defense at Marshall in 2022.

February 6

UCF: UCF has hired former Charlotte head coach Will Healy as a senior analyst and advisor to the head coach, Gus Malzahn announced

Michigan: Michigan is expected to hire Chris Partridge as an assistant coach, sources tell On3. Partridge, who was Ole Miss’ defensive coordinator in 2022, previously worked at Michigan from 2015-19.

Arizona: Arizona is hiring John Richardson as cornerbacks coach, a source tells On3. Richardson previously worked at Washington State in 2020 and ‘21 as cornerbacks coach, recruiting coordinator and assistant head coach.

Oregon: Oregon offensive line coach Adrian Klemm is leaving to become the new offensive line coach for the New England Patriots, sources tell On3.

February 3

Vanderbilt: Two Vanderbilt analysts are expected to be hired at East Tennessee State — Kirk Garner as running backs coach and Austin Gatewood as a linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Garner, a former Virginia DB, has worked at Vandy the last two years. Gatewood is a former ETSU LB.

Alabama: The New Orleans Saints are hiring Alabama analyst Todd Grantham as an assistant coach, a source tells On3. Grantham, a former DC at places such as Florida, previously worked in the NFL from 1999 to 2009.

February 2

Georgia: Georgia is expected to hire Charleston Southern assistant coach Manrey Saint-Amour as an offensive line analyst, sources tell On3. Saint-Amour, a former all-conference center at Georgia Southern, was an offensive line graduate assistant at Alabama and Florida State prior to being hired at Charleston Southern last year.

Bethune-Cookman: Bethune-Cookman is expected to hire Raymond Woodie as head coach, a source tells On3. Woodie, a Bethune-Cookman alum, has worked at places such as FAU, Oregon and Florida State.

Tennessee: Tennessee is expected to hire Alec Abeln as tight ends coach, sources tell On3. Abeln has worked at Tennessee as an analyst since 2021 after previously working at Ole Miss. He was an offensive lineman at Missouri when Josh Heupel was Mizzou’s OC.

Alabama: Notre Dame offensive coordinator Tommy Rees is a candidate for the Alabama offensive coordinator job and is set to meet with Nick Saban in-person in Tuscaloosa about the job, sources tell On3. First reported by ESPN.

Western Kentucky: Western Kentucky is hiring Central Michigan offensive line coach and former Alabama standout offensive lineman William Vlachos as defensive run game/pass rush coordinator, sources tell On3.

February 1

Louisiana: Louisiana defensive line analyst Chris Gistorb is set to be hired as the defensive line coach at Northwestern State, a source tells On3. Gistorb, a former Louisiana defensive lineman, was a high school coach in Texas prior to joining the Ragin’ Cajuns staff.

FIU: The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to hire FIU offensive line coach Greg Austin as assistant offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Before FIU, Austin was o-line coach at Nebraska and UCF and an assistant o-line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.

January 30

Virginia: Virginia is expected to hire Adam Mims as its wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Mims, a record-setting wide receiver at Furman when Tony Elliott was the team’s wide receivers coach, was a senior analyst for Virginia in 2022. Before UVa, Mims was wide receivers coach at UT-Chattanooga (2019-21), Tennessee Tech (2018) and Presbyterian (2016-17). At Furman, Mims finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in career receptions with 198 and career receiving yards with 2,433. He also set the program-record for single season receptions with 74.

January 29

Florida: Florida is expected to hire former Auburn offensive coordinator Eric Kiesau as an analyst, sources tell On3 and Auburn Live. Before working under Bryan Harsin at Auburn in 2020 and ’21, Kiesau spent four seasons under Harsin at Boise State, including as the Broncos’ offensive coordinator in 2020.

South Alabama: South Alabama is set to hire Jay Hopson as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Hopson, a former head coach at Southern Miss, has been director of high school relations at Mississippi State the last two years.

January 28

UAB: UAB is hiring Alan Ricard as an analyst, a source tells On3. Ricard, a former Baltimore Ravens fullback, was Jackson State’s special teams coordinator the last three seasons. He played with new UAB head coach Trent Dilfer in Baltimore.

January 27

Georgia: Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken is set to interview for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator job next week, a source confirms to On3.

Houston: Houston is targeting Tulane’s Eman Naghavi as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Naghavi, a Houston native, produced two first-team All-AAC lineman this past season. He previously worked at Georgia State, where he coached three all-conference selections, and as an OC and offensive line coach at Louisiana-Monroe.

Michigan: Michigan is expected to promote Kirk Campbell to quarterbacks coach, sources tell On3. Campbell, a former offensive coordinator at Old Dominion, was an analyst for the Wolverines this past season. As Old Dominion’s offensive coordinator, Campbell helped the Monarchs close the 2021 regular season on a five-game winning streak. His offense averaged 39 points per game that November.

Miami: Miami has fired offensive coordinator Josh Gattis.

January 25

Michigan State: Michigan State has hired former Stanford defensive line coach Diron Reynolds as its defensive line coach.

Tennessee: Tennessee is expected to hire UConn’s Andrew Goodman as director of football operations, sources tell On3. Goodman, a former Penn State receiver and staffer, helped UConn win six games in Year 1 under Jim Mora, its highest win total since 2015.

January 24

Utah: Utah has hired former Wisconsin wide receivers coach Alvis Whitted as its wide receivers coach.

Oklahoma State: Oklahoma State has hired Gannon University defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo as its defensive coordinator.

Tennessee: Josh Heupel and Tennessee have finalized a new contract through 2028 that will pay Heupel $9 million annually.

Iowa State: Iowa State is hiring North Dakota State’s Noah Pauley as wide receivers coach, a source tells On3. At North Dakota State, he coached players such as Green Bay Packers standout rookie receiver Christian Watson.

Arkansas: Arkansas is expected to hire Florida cornerbacks analyst Deron Wilson as a secondary coach, sources tell On3. Wilson, who already had other options at the Power Five level this coaching cycle, will work with new Razorbacks co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson with the Arkansas secondary. A former Southern Miss all-conference defensive back, Wilson was McNeese State’s defensive coordinator in 2020 and ’21. He was previously a cornerbacks coach at UTSA.

Alabama: Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien is headed back to the NFL to be the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator, according to ESPN.

January 23

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is expected to hire Western Kentucky’s Keynodo Hudson as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Hudson previously worked with Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin at USC and FAU. He was Illinois’ secondary coach in 2019 and ’20. Hudson helped Western Kentucky rank first in Conference USA in interceptions in 2021 and second this past season.

Penn State: Penn State is expected to hire Virginia’s Marques Hagans as wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Hagans, a former Virginia QB and receiver who played five years in the NFL, has coached nine of the top 15 WRs in career receptions in UVA history.

January 22

North Carolina: North Carolina is expected to hire Indiana’s Jason Jones as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Jones, a former Alabama starting defensive back, was a co-DC and DB coach at Ole Miss from 2013-18.

LSU: LSU is hiring Gerald Chatman as a defensive analyst, sources tell On3. Chatman, who previously worked at LSU under Ed Orgeron, was Colorado’s defensive line coach and interim defensive coordinator this past season. Brian Kelly tried to retain Chatman after he was hired as the head coach at LSU, but Chatman ultimately left to be the defensive line coach at Tulane before then landing the job at Colorado. Prior to the first LSU stint, Chatman worked for the Cincinnati Bengals.

January 21

Duke: Texas A&M co-DC and linebackers coach Tyler Santucci is expected to take the defensive coordinator job at Duke, sources tell On3. Santucci previously worked with Duke head coach Mike Elko at Wake Forest, Notre Dame and A&M.

Buffalo: Buffalo is set to hire Duke senior analyst Robert Wright as special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Before Duke, Wright was an analyst at Iowa State and a grad assistant at Texas A&M, where he worked with Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist.

January 20

Georgia: Georgia offensive line graduate assistant Devonte Danzey is expected to be hired as an assistant coach at Abilene Christian, sources tell On3. Danzey, a former Auburn starting lineman, was a grad assistant at Indiana and Troy before Georgia.

Southern Miss: Southern Miss is hiring South Alabama cornerbacks coach Dwike Wilson, sources tell On3. Wilson is a Mississippi native, Ole Miss grad and ex-Mississippi JUCO coach. He was also Indiana’s DPP for two years prior to being hired at South Alabama.

Syracuse: Syracuse is expected to hire former Texas Tech and Tulsa offensive line coach Steve Farmer, sources tell On3. Farmer spent 2022 at Tulsa after three seasons at Texas Tech. In his three years at Texas Tech, he produced six All-Big 12 selections.

Mississippi State: Mississippi State is expected to hire Syracuse’s Mike Schmidt as offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Schmidt’s Syracuse offensive line group helped Sean Tucker rank No. 1 in the ACC in rushing in 2021 and second this season.

TCU: TCU has confirmed the hiring of Arkansas’ Kendal Briles as offensive coordinator.

January 19

SMU: SMU is hiring Ole Miss co-DC and linebackers coach Maurice Crum, a source tells On3. Crum, a former Notre Dame linebacker and two-time team captain, was Western Kentucky’s DC prior to joining the staff at Ole Miss.

Arkansas: Arkansas is hiring Maryland’s Dan Enos as offensive coordinator.

January 18

Indiana: Former Auburn director of player personnel Steven Ruzic is set to be hired as the general manager at Indiana, sources tell On3. Before Auburn, Ruzic worked at places such as North Carolina, Minnesota, Ole Miss and UT-Chattanooga.

January 17

Temple: Temple is expected to hire Dominique Bowman as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Bowman was Arkansas’ cornerbacks coach this season. Previously worked at Marshall, where he coached two all-conference selections.

Tulsa: Tulsa is expected to hire Ron Burton as defensive line coach and assistant head coach, sources tell On3. Burton worked at Miami (Ohio) this season. He spent the previous nine years as a defensive line coach at Michigan State.

Baylor: Baylor is expected to hire Oregon State’s AJ Steward as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Under Steward in 2021, BJ Baylor became the first Oregon State running back since Steven Jackson in 2003 to lead the conference in rushing.

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is expected to hire Maryland’s Wes Neighbors as safeties coach, sources tell On3. Neighbors, a former Alabama player and staffer, previously worked with Lane Kiffin at FAU and Alabama.

Purdue: Purdue is expected to hire Miami (Ohio) running backs coach Lamar Conard as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Conard, a former Purdue starting defensive back, has been at Miami (Ohio) the last five seasons.

January 16

Western Kentucky: Western Kentucky is expected to hire South Dakota State’s Andre Crenshaw as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Crenshaw, an ex-Oregon running back, has coached players such as 2022 New England Patriots fourth-round draft pick Pierre Strong.

Michigan: Jim Harbaugh is staying at Michigan and won’t be leaving for an NFL job, the school announced.

Appalachian State: Appalachian State has hired Miami QB coach Frank Ponce as offensive coordinator. Ponce was App State’s OC prior to taking the Miami job last year.

Jackson State: Jackson State is hiring Duke grad assistant Quinn Billerman as quarterbacks coach, a source tells On3. Billerman, a former N.C. Central QB, played and worked under new Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor when he was an assistant at N.C. Central.

January 15

ECU: ECU is expected to hire Jules Montinar as cornerbacks coach and defensive game coordinator, sources tell On3. Montinar, who was the cornerbacks coach at Florida in 2021, was Temple’s cornerbacks coach this season.

January 14

Southern Miss: Southern Miss has promoted safeties coach Dan O’Brien to defensive coordinator, a source tells On3. Before Southern Miss, O’Brien was an analyst at Georgia. Prior to Georgia, he worked at Navy, Elon and as an analyst at Alabama.

Buffalo: Buffalo is expected to hire DJ Mangas as its offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Mangas, a former OC at William & Mary, was an analyst at UCF this season after serving as pass game coordinator at LSU and as a coaching assistant with the Carolina Panthers.

January 13

Ohio State: Ohio State has promoted wide receivers coach Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator.

January 12

Clemson: Clemson is set to hire TCU’s Garrett Riley, this year’s Broyles Award winner, as its offensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

Mississippi State: Mississippi State has hired Appalachian State’s Kevin Barbay as offensive coordinator.

Oklahoma State: Derek Mason has stepped down as Oklahoma State’s defensive coordinator after one season with the Cowboys.

Akron: Akron has promoted QB coach Billy Fessler to offensive coordinator.

January 11

Army: Army is expected to hire Darren Paige as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Paige was Cincinnati’s running backs coach the last two seasons.

Minnesota: Minnesota is set to hire former Kent State offensive coordinator Andrew Sowder as tight ends coach, sources tell On3. Sowder helped Kent rank second or better in the MAC in total offense each of the last three years.

Texas Tech: Texas Tech is set to hire Baylor running backs coach Justin “Juice” Johnson as wide receivers coach and assistant head coach, sources tell On3. Johnson, a former star wide receiver at Houston, has been at Baylor the last three seasons.

Mississippi State: Mississippi State has hired David Turner as defensive line coach. It will be his third stint at Mississippi State.

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Western Kentucky: Western Kentucky is expected to hire L’Damian Washington as wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Washington, a former standout Missouri wide receiver, was Oklahoma’s interim wide receivers coach this season.

January 10

Oklahoma: Oklahoma is expected to hire Texas Tech’s Emmett Jones as its wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Jones, a former successful Texas high school coach, helped Texas Tech finish 8-5 in Year 1 under Joey McGuire after three years at Kansas.

Louisville: Louisville is expected to hire ECU’s Steve Ellis as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Ellis, a former defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee, has produced defensive backs such as 2021 All-American Ja’Quan McMillan.

January 9

James Madison: James Madison is expected to hire Jared Holley as cornerbacks coach, sources tell On3. Holley, a former all-conference defensive back at Pittsburgh, was North Texas’ cornerbacks coach the last two seasons.

January 8

Washington State: Washington State is set to hire former Auburn DC Jeff Schmedding as its defensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

January 6

Western Kentucky: Western Kentucky is expected to hire Drew Hollingshead as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Hollingshead was Mississippi State’s inside wide receivers coach this season.

Navy: Navy is targeting Bowling Green defensive coordinator Eric Lewis for a defensive backs coach job, sources tell On3. Under Lewis, Bowling Green ranked fourth in the MAC in total defense in 2021. Before Bowling Green, he was a DB coach at Boston College.

January 5

Purdue: Purdue is set to hire Ole Miss analyst Seth Doege as tight ends coach, sources tell On3. Doege, a former Texas Tech starting QB, was USC’s tight ends coach in 2021.

Tennessee: Tennessee is promoting QB coach Joey Halzle to offensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

January 4

Minnesota: Minnesota is expected to hire Akron’s Winston DeLattiboudere as defensive line coach, sources tell On3. The 24-year old was a starting defensive lineman at Minnesota, who finished his college career in 2019. Prior to Akron, he was a GA at Oregon.

Colorado: LSU defensive line analyst Pat Hill is expected to be hired as Deion Sanders’ defensive tackles coach at Colorado, sources tell On3.

Liberty: Liberty is expected to hire Dino Waites as a secondary coach, sources tell On3. Waites was the safeties coach at VMI this season. He was previously co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Albany State.

Tulsa: Tulsa is expected to hire Austin Peay co-OC and offensive line coach Ryan Stanchek as its offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Stanchek, a former West Virginia All-American offensive lineman, previously worked at Florida A&M, Southern Miss and Alcorn State. He was Alcorn’s offensive coordinator in 2018.

Missouri: Missouri is set to hire Fresno State’s Kirby Moore as offensive coordinator, a source tells On3.

Mississippi State: Mississippi State is promoting linebackers coach Matt Brock to defensive coordinator.

January 3

UCF: UCF is expected to hire Darin Hinshaw as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Hinshaw, a former UCF QB, was UAB’s offensive coordinator this season. He’s previously been an assistant coach at places such as Kentucky, Cincinnati and Tennessee.

January 2

Auburn: Auburn is retaining Jeremiah Wilson as a defensive analyst, sources tell On3. Before Auburn, Wilson was a defensive backs coach at Akron. He has also worked at places such as Tennessee and Florida State.

December 30

Stanford: Former Washington defensive coordinator and current Oregon defensive analyst Bob Gregory has emerged as a target for a defensive backs coach job at Stanford, sources tell On3.

North Texas: North Texas is set to hire Houston defensive line graduate assistant Demerick Gary as defensive line coach, a source tells On3. Gary, a former SMU defensive lineman, was a defensive line graduate assistant at Arkansas last year.

Illinois: LSU defensive analyst Antonio Fenelus has been hired as defensive backs coach at Illinois. The move reunites Fenelus, a former All-Big Ten defensive back at Wisconsin, with his college head coach, Bret Bielema, and one of his former Wisconsin teammates, new Illini DC Aaron Henry.

December 29

Baylor: Baylor is expected to hire Christian Robinson as inside linebackers coach, sources tell On3. Robinson, a former Georgia starting linebacker, was Auburn’s linebackers coach this season after four seasons as the linebackers coach at Florida.

Baylor: Baylor has hired Oregon co-DC and safeties coach Matt Powledge as defensive coordinator. Before Oregon, Powledge worked at Baylor for two seasons.

December 28

UAB: UAB is expected to hire Middle Tennessee’s Kenneth Gilstrap as a secondary coach and special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Gilstrap, a former Middle Tennessee starting defensive back, has worked at Middle Tennessee the last four years.

Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt is expected to hire Jayden Everett as running backs coach, sources tell On3. Everett was Tulsa’s running backs coach the last two seasons and helped running back Deneric Prince develop into an NFL prospect.

December 27

Washington State: Washington State is expected to hire Western Kentucky rising star OC Ben Arbuckle as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Led by Arbuckle, Western Kentucky is ranked sixth nationally in total offense.

Auburn: Auburn is set to hire Georgia Southern’s Marcus Davis as wide receivers coach, sources tell On3. Davis, a former Auburn wide receiver, is considered one of the nation’s top up-and-coming wide receiver coaches.

December 24

UCF: UCF has hired Ernie Sims as linebackers coach. Sims, a former Florida State and NFL linebacker, worked at USF the last three seasons. He was the Bulls’ interim defensive coordinator this year.

December 23

Liberty: Liberty is expected to hire Missouri special teams analyst Kyle Krantz as its special teams coordinator, sources tell On3. Before Missouri, Krantz was a special teams coordinator at Washington State and South Carolina.

December 22

Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech is expected to hire Western Kentucky co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Josh Crawford as wide receivers coach, sources tell On3.

North Texas: North Texas is set to hire Alabama senior special assistant to the head coach Drew Svoboda as associate head coach and special teams coordinator, a source tells On3. Svoboda originally joined the Crimson Tide staff last year as tight ends coach and special teams coordinator before transitioning to his current role after last season.

December 21

New Mexico: New Mexico is targeting Bryant Vincent for its offensive coordinator job, sources tell On3. Vincent was UAB’s interim head coach this season.

Stanford: Stanford has hired Wisconsin assistant Bobby April as defensive coordinator.

Auburn: Auburn has hired Liberty co-defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge as linebackers coach.

December 20

Illinois: Illinois and Bret Bielema have agreed to a contract extension through the 2028 season. Bielema will make $6 million annually starting next year.

James Madison: James Madison and Curt Cignetti have agreed to a contract extension through the 2028 season.

December 19

Navy: Navy is promoting defensive coordinator Brian Newberry to head coach.

December 18

Coastal Carolina: Coastal Carolina is expected to hire SMU assistant Craig Naivar as defensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Before SMU, Naivar was an assistant at places such as USC (2020-21) and Texas (2017-19).

December 17

Arkansas: Arkansas is expected to hire UCF’s Travis Williams as its new defensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Williams has been a Broyles Award nominee at UCF each of the last two seasons.

Coastal Carolina: Coastal Carolina is expected to hire Travis Trickett as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. Trickett was USF’s OC this season.

Syracuse: Syracuse has hired Rocky Long as its defensive coordinator. The former San Diego State coach was New Mexico’s DC the last three seasons.

December 16

Purdue: Illinois associate head coach and outside linebackers coach Kevin Kane is set to be hired as Ryan Walters’ defensive coordinator at Purdue, a source tells On3. Kane, a former DC at SMU and Northern Illinois, worked with Walters at Illinois the last two seasons.

December 15

Purdue: Former Purdue and NFL star QB Drew Brees will serve as an interim assistant coach for the Boilermakers.

Arkansas: Arkansas has hired former Stanford tight ends coach Morgan Turner as tight ends coach.

North Carolina: North Carolina is hiring UCF OC and former Troy head coach Chip Lindsey as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

UNLV: UNLV has hired Bobby Petrino as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. The former Louisville and Arkansas head coach spent the last three seasons as the head coach at Missouri State, posting an 18-15 overall record.

December 14

Boise State: Boise State has hired Missouri QB coach Bush Hamdan, a former Boise QB, as its offensive coordinator.

USF: USF is hiring Georgia Southern running backs coach Matt Merritt as running backs coach, associate head coach and run game coordinator, a source tells On3. Merritt previously worked with new USF coach Alex Golesh at Tennessee in 2021.

December 13

South Carolina: South Carolina has finalized the hiring of Arkansas tight ends coach Dowell Loggains as its new offensive coordinator.

Kent State: Kent State is hiring Minnesota running backs coach Kenni Burns as head coach, according to a report from ESPN.

Stanford: Stanford has hired Indianapolis Colts tight ends coach Klayton Adams as offensive line coach.

North Texas: North Texas has hired Washington State OC Eric Morris as head coach. Morris, a Texas native and ex-Texas Tech wide receiver, previously worked in the state as head coach at Incarnate Word, as OC at Texas Tech and as a GA at Houston.

Purdue: Purdue has hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters as head coach. Led by Walters, the Fighting Illini are ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense.

December 11

Auburn: Auburn is expected to hire former Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery as offensive coordinator and former Baylor DC Ron Roberts as defensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

Oregon State: Oregon State and head coach Jonathan Smith have agreed to a contract extension through the 2028 season. Smith’s total compensation will be $30.6 million over the next six years.

Towson: Towson is expected to hire West Florida’s Pete Shinnick as head coach, a source tells On3. Shinnick led West Florida to a Division II national title in 2019.

Navy: Navy and head coach Ken Niumatalolo have parted ways after 15 years with Niumatalolo as the Midshipmen’s head coach.

December 10

Ole Miss: Ole Miss is hiring NC State’s John Garrison as offensive line coach, sources tell On3.

Stanford: Stanford has hired Sacramento State’s Troy Taylor as its head coach. Taylor, a former Utah OC, led Sacramento State to a 12-1 record this season.

December 9

Cincinnati: Cincinnati is retaining interim head coach Kerry Coombs as secondary coach and special teams coordinator.

Nebraska: Nebraska has announced the hire of Syracuse’s Tony White as its defensive coordinator and that it’s retaining Donovan Raiola as offensive line coach.

December 8

NC State/Syracuse: NC State is expected to hire Syracuse OC Robert Anae as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. With Anae set to move on, Syracuse is expected to promote QB coach Jason Beck to offensive coordinator, sources tell On3.

Western Michigan: Western Michigan has hired Louisville OC Lance Taylor as its head coach. Before Louisville, Taylor was the running backs coach at Notre Dame.

December 7

BYU: BYU has hired Weber State head coach Jay Hill as its new defensive coordinator.

Cincinnati: Scott Satterfield is set to hire Louisville running backs coach De’Rail Sims as an assistant coach at Cincinnati, sources tell On3. Aided by Sims, Louisville is ranked No. 2 in the ACC in rushing offense this season.

Wisconsin: Wisconsin is set to hire North Carolina’s Phil Longo as offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. The news was first reported by The Athletic.

Louisville: Louisville is set to hire Jeff Brohm as its head coach, sources confirmed to On3. The news was first reported by ESPN. Brohm, a former Cardinals QB and assistant coach, was 36-34 the last six seasons as the head coach at Purdue.

December 6

California: The school has hired Jake Spavital, recently fired as Texas State’s coach, as its offensive coordinator and quarterback coach.

UNLV: Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom has been hired as coach, On3’s Matt Zenitz reported.

USF: New coach Alex Golesh has hired Kevin Patrick as defensive line coach, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported. Patrick, a Miami alum, is a former USF assistant.

Arizona State: On3’s Matt Zenitz reported that new coach Kenny Dillingham made three hires: Ra’Shaad Samples as wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator, Saga Tuitele as offensive line coach and Bryan Carrington as cornerbacks coach. Samples had been running backs coach of the Los Angeles Rams, Tuitele had held the same job at Fresno State and Carrington was recruiting coordinator and an offensive analyst at TCU.

Cincinnati: The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman reported that Bryan Brown will be defensive coordinator. He held the same role at Louisville and followed coach Scott Satterfield to the Bearcats.

Auburn: Wesley McGriff will be defensive backs coach; he had held the same position at Louisville. This will be McGriff’s third go-round with the Tigers.

December 5

Cincinnati: Cincinnati is hiring Louisville’s Scott Satterfield as head coach, sources tell On3. Satterfield confirmed the news to his staff Monday night, telling them the deal came together “very fast.”

Tulsa: Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, a former head coach at Indiana, has been hired as the Golden Hurricane’s new coach. Wilson also was an assistant at Oklahoma from 2002-10 under Bob Stoops.

Iowa State: Wide receivers coach Nate Scheelhaase has been promoted to offensive coordinator; he replaces Tom Manning, who was let go last week. Iowa State also fired offensive line coach Jeff Myers.

Colorado: New coach Deion Sanders has hired Kent State coach Sean Lewis as his offensive coordinator. Tim Brewster is coming with Sanders from Jackson State to serve as tight ends coach; he is a former head coach at Minnesota and also has been an assistant in college and the NFL.

December 4

North Texas: North Texas has fired coach Seth Littrell. The Mean Green were 44-44 in seven seasons under Littrell, including 7-6 this year.

Auburn: Auburn is expected to hire Ole Miss’ Jake Thornton as offensive line coach, sources tell On3. Thornton, a former Alabama graduate assistant, has been the Rebels’ offensive line coach the last two seasons.

Coastal Carolina: Coastal Carolina is set to hire NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck as its coach, sources tell On3.

Liberty: Liberty is hiring Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell as head coach.

December 3

Colorado: Coach Prime is officially headed to Colorado. Colorado made the official announcement Saturday night that its hiring Deion Sanders as its new head coach. In three years as the head coach Jackson State, Sanders led the Tigers to a 27-5 overall record, including a 23-2 mark the last two seasons and a 12-0 record this year.

USF: Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh is set to be hired as the new head coach at USF, sources tell On3. The news was first reported by Brett McMurphy. Golesh led the way for a Vols offense that’s ranked No. 1 nationally in total offense this season.

December 2

Iowa State: Iowa State has fired offensive coordinator Tom Manning and strength and conditioning coach Dave Andrews.

December 1

Baylor: Baylor has parted ways with defensive coordinator Ron Roberts and safeties coach/special teams coordinator Ronnie Wheat.

Auburn: Liberty defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett is being hired as the new defensive line coach at Auburn, sources tell On3. Garrett was previously in the SEC as a player at Ole Miss (2004-07) and as a quality control coach at Vanderbilt (2019).

Arizona: Arizona has given head coach Jedd Fisch a contract extension through the 2027 season. The Wildcats finished this year 5-7.

FAU: FAU has hired former Texas and Houston head coach Tom Herman as its new head coach.

November 30

West Virginia: West Virginia has announced that Neal Brown will remain as the Mountaineers’ head coach. The announcement comes on the same day West Virginia announced North Texas’ Wren Baker as its new AD. The Mountaineers finished this season 5-7.

UAB: UAB has hired Trent Dilfer as its head coach. Dilfer, a former NFL QB who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, has been the head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville and has led the team to an undefeated record this season.

Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech has parted ways with OC Chip Long, wide receivers coach Del Alexander and strength coach Lewis Caralla.

November 29

Ole Miss: Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin finalized a contract extension. “Coach Kiffin is establishing a program that can sustain success and contend for championships,” Ole Miss AD Keith Carter said in a statement. “We are investing in our football program like never before. The greatly increased salary pool for assistant coaches and support staff is competitive with any of our peers, and from a facility standpoint, the $45 million renovation of the Manning Center will conclude this summer. In addition, the remarkable support of Rebel Nation has produced tremendous momentum in NIL. We will continue to equip Coach Kiffin with these and the other resources necessary to compete and win at the highest level and build on the accomplishments of the last three seasons.”

Georgia Tech: Georgia is promoting interim coach Brent Key to head coach. Key was 4-4 as the Yellow Jackets’ interim coach.

Auburn: Hugh Freeze is retaining interim head coach Cadillac Williams as running backs coach and associate head coach.

Northwestern: Northwestern has fired three assistants, including DC Jim O’Neil.

Kentucky: Kentucky has fired Rich Scangarello after one season as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator.

November 28

Auburn: Auburn is hiring Hugh Freeze as its next head coach, sources tell On3. The news was first reported by Sports Illustrated. Freeze has posted a 34-15 record at Liberty the last four seasons, including 8-4 this year.

UNLV: UNLV has fired head coach Marcus Arroyo. Arroyo was 7-23 in three seasons at UNLV, including 5-7 this year.

Nebraska: Nebraska is expected to hire South Carolina’s Marcus Satterfield as its offensive coordinator, sources tell On3. The news was first reported by ESPN. Satterfield worked under new Nebraska coach Matt Rhule with the Carolina Panthers (2020), Baylor (2018-19) and Temple (2013-15).

Western Michigan: Western Michigan is firing head coach Tim Lester, sources tell On3. The news was first reported by ESPN. Lester was 37-32 in six seasons as the Broncos’ head coach.

November 27

Wisconsin: Wisconsin has confirmed the hiring of Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell as its new head coach. Fickell, the 2021 national coach of the year, was 57-18 in six years at Cincinnati, including 53-10 the last five years.

Tulsa: Tulsa is firing head coach Philip Montgomery, sources tell On3. Montgomery was 43-53 in eight seasons as the Golden Hurricanes’ coach, including 5-7 this season.

Arizona State: Arizona State has confirmed the hiring of Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham as its new head coach. Dillingham, an Arizona native and former Sun Devils GA, led the way as Oregon finished the regular season ranked fourth nationally in total offense.

Stanford: David Shaw is stepping down as the head coach at Stanford, he announced following a loss to BYU in the Cardinal’s final regular season game. Shaw was Stanford’s coach the last 12 seasons, posting a 96-54 overall record. The Cardinal finished each of the last two years 3-9.

November 26

FAU: FAU has fired head coach Willie Taggart. Taggart was 15-18 in three seasons as the Owls’ coach.

Nebraska: Nebraska has confirmed the hiring of Matt Rhule as its new head coach. It’s a return to college for Rhule, who was fired by the Carolina Panthers in October during his third season as the Panthers’ coach. Prior to Carolina, Rhule led turnarounds as the head coach at both Temple (2013-16) and Baylor (2017-19).

November 23

Kansas: Kansas has confirmed it has agreed to a new contract with head coach Lance Leipold, who has already led the Jayhawks to their most wins since 2008 (six) in his second season in Lawrence.

November 22

Washington: Washington has agreed to a contract extension with Kalen DeBoer, who has led the Huskies to a 9-2 mark in his first year as Washington’s head coach. The new contract runs through the 2028 season. “It is clear that Kalen is such an amazing fit at the University of Washington,” Huskies AD Jen Cohen said in a statement. “He has come in and made an incredible impact in every aspect of the program, our department, the University and the Seattle community. Kalen is an elite competitor who approaches each and every situation with the utmost class and integrity. We couldn’t be more excited that he and his family will be on Montlake for the foreseeable future leading these tremendous young men in our football program.”

November 20

Kentucky: Kentucky has given head coach Mark Stoops a contract extension through the 2030 season. It will up Stoops’ salary to $8.6 million beginning in February. Stoops is 65-58 in 10 seasons as Kentucky’s coach, including 6-5 this year.

November 15

Charlotte: The first hire of this coaching cycle has been completed. Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi is being hired as the new head coach at Charlotte, sources tell On3. Poggi, a longtime and accomplished high school head coach in Maryland, returned to the Michigan staff last year after a previous stint on the Wolverines staff in 2016.

November 13

California: Cal has fired offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave and offensive line coach Angus McClure. The 3-7 Bears rank among the worst offenses in the Pac-12 and are averaging just 23.2 points per game.

November 6

USF: USF has parted ways with Jeff Scott and defensive coordinator Bob Shoop. Scott was 4-26 in three seasons as USF’s head coach, including 1-8 this season.

November 5

Missouri: Missouri and head coach Eli Drinkwitz have come to terms on a two-year contract extension through the 2027 season. The Tigers are 4-4 in Drinkwitz’s third season as head coach.

October 31

Auburn: Auburn has fired Bryan Harsin. Harsin was 9-12 in two seasons as Auburn’s head coach, finishing his tenure with four straight losses and losses in eight of his last nine games against Power 5 teams.

October 23

Charlotte: Charlotte has become the sixth FBS team to fire its head coach, parting ways with third-year coach Will Healy. The 49ers fell to 1-7 Saturday with a loss to FIU.

October 2

Wisconsin: A second program has decided to make a coaching change today: Wisconsin. In a surprising development, the Badgers have fired Chryst five games into the former Wisconsin quarterback’s eighth season as the Badgers’ coach. The move comes after a 34-10 to former Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema and Illinois, which dropped the Badgers to 2-3. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard will take over as Wisconsin’s interim coach.

Colorado: Colorado has fired Dorrell after a 43-20 loss to Arizona that dropped the Buffaloes to 0-5. Colorado has lost 15 of its last 18 games against FBS opponents since a 4-0 start under Dorrell in 2020.

September 25

Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech has fired Geoff Collins. Collins was 10-28 in four seasons at Tech, failing to win back-to-back games even once. Georgia Tech has just two wins over FBS programs since 2020. An overhauling of Collins’ coaching staff during the offseason, replacing eight assistants, didn’t help early this season. Tech also fired AD Todd Stansbury, the man who hired Collins away from Temple.

September 18

Arizona State: Amid an NCAA investigation and a day after a loss to Eastern Michigan, Herman Edwards has been fired. Edwards was 26-20 in four-plus seasons at Arizona State.

September 11

Nebraska: A day after a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern, Nebraska has fired Scott Frost. In four-plus seasons with the Huskers, Frost went 16-31, including 5-22 in one-score games. Nebraska owes Frost a $15 million buyout; it would’ve dropped 50 percent – to $7.5 million – if he had been fired after October 1. In the offseason, Frost revamped his offensive staff, gave up play-calling duties, took a pay cut and changed his buyout terms. In the end, it didn’t matter. Frost had spent two seasons at UCF, including leading the Knights to a 13-0 record in 2017, before he was hired at Nebraska.