I know, this is the 3rd megathread this week, but let's face it: there's a lot of news this time of year. Even I hadn't been able to keep up with the coaching carousel (when I saw Texas was losing Choate, I didn't even know the Nevada job had opened).
So without further ado, here's the current list of FBS HC moves (I'll update it as it spins along):
- Boise State: ~~Andy Avalos~~ replaced by Spencer Danielson (interim Boise State HC/DC)
- Duke: ~~Mike Elko~~ replaced by Manny Diaz (Penn State DC & Miami HC)
- Houston: ~~Dana Holgerson~~ replaced by Willie Fritz (Tulane HC)
- Indiana: ~~Tom Allen~~ replaced by Curt Cignetti (JMU HC)
- JMU: ~~Curt Cignetti~~ replaced by Bob Chesney (Holy Cross HC)
- Michigan State: ~~Mel Tucker~~ replaced by Jonathan Smith (Oregon State HC)
- Middle Tennessee: ~~Rick Stockstill~~ replaced by Derek Mason (OK State DC & Vanderbilt HC)
- Mississippi State: ~~Zach Arnett~~ replaced by Jeff Lebby (ou OC)
- Nevada: ~~Ken Wilson~~ replaced by Jeff Choate (Texas DC & Montana State HC)
- New Mexico: ~~Danny Gonzales~~ replaced by Bronco Mendenhall (UVA HC & BYU HC)
- New Mexico State: ~~Jerry Kill~~ (retired) replaced by Tony Sanchez (NMSU WRs coach & UNLV HC)
- Northwestern: ~~Pat Fitzgerald~~ replaced by David Braun (interim Northwestern HC)
- Oregon State: ~~Jonathan Smith~~ replaced by Trent Bray (Oregon State DC)
- San Diego State: ~~Brady Hoke~~ (retired) replaced by Sean Lewis (Colorado OC & Kent State HC)
- Syracuse: ~~Dino Babers~~ replaced by Fran Brown (Georgia DBs coach)
- Texas A&M: ~~Jimbo Fisher~~ replaced by Mike Elko (Duke HC)
- Troy: ~~Jon Sumrall~~ replaced by Gerad Parker (Notre Dame OC)
- Tulane: ~~Willie Fritz~~ replaced by Jon Sumrall (Troy HC)
- ULM: ~~Terry Bowden~~ replaced by Bryant Vincent (New Mexico OC & UAB interim HC)
- UTEP: ~~Dana Dimel~~ replaced by Scotty Walden (Austin Peay HC & Southern Miss interim HC)
- Wyoming: ~~Craig Bohl~~ (retired) replaced by Jay Sawvell (Wyoming DC)
Think your AD got the right guy? Want to vent about a hire? Disappointed your coach isn't gone? Let me know in the comments!
Is this the thread where we laugh at everybody who screamed that "COACH [name] WILL NEVER LEAVE BECAUSE HE HAS [number] KIDS AND HIS WIFE LOVES [town]!!!!!!"?
Of course.
On the other hand, if anyone wants to post rumors and draw wild speculations, I'm all ears. I need fresh meme material. The Christmas tree, hotel curtains, and countless flight tracker stories need company