Clark Lea and CSL are both fired on the Sunday following the LSU game. Jerry Kill leads us into the Tennessee game while VCDD spends the week convincing a qualified ATHLETIC DIRECTOR to take the job.
HOT BOARD 1.0
I think they’ll emphasis head coaching experience after the Mason/Lea tenures.
1. Lance Leipold (HC @ Kansas) - The runner up in the search, Leipold made the Jayhawks relevant again and turned things around at one of the toughest places to win in the country. May be an option if Kansas has a mediocre year (currently 1-2).
2. Alex Goesh (HC @ USF) - Huepel’s former OC at UCF and Tennessee. In his first year as HC, he led USF to their first bowl game since 2018. Had USF in a one possession game AT Alabama last week with about 7 minutes left in the game…. Dude can coach.
3. Jamey Chadwell (HC @ Liberty) - The early presumed favorite back when CSL stated that she wanted an offensive minded coach - Chadwell is simply a winner (47-6 his last 53 games in the FBS). My predicted outcome if CSL is still AD.
4. Gus Malzahn (HC @ UCF) - The early presumed favorite back when CJF got the job (Malzahn wore a Gold tie to Newton’s Heisman ceremony) - another proven winner (104-54 HC record). Only makes 2.3 million at UCF…
5. Jon Sumrall (HC @ Tulane) - A southern boy from Bama that played ball at Kentucky, Sumrall is 24-6 as an FBS Head coach, but not sure he’d leave Tulane after year 1.
6. Barry Odum (HC @ UNLV) - The formed Missouri HC has gone 12-4 at UNLV but don’t forget that he took Missouri to 3 consecutive bowl games to end his tenure. Would he bring his OC Malone and the Go Go offense? If so…. Make the call!
7. Billy Napier (HC @ Florida) - Should I say FORMER HC at Florida as he’s all but fired in Gainesville… Napier will soon be fired with their brutal schedule coming up… can we all agree that Napier would have been the biggest “home run hire” ever if he took the Job back in 2020? He was the next CANT miss star… maybe he was just dealt a really shitty hand in Florida? Kick the tires.
8. Pat Fitzgerald (Former HC @ Northerstern) - A guy that’s proven he can win at an academic school - most in the industry believe he should not have been fired at NW (heck neither did the players). Maybe he wants back in after a year off? Doubt Vandy would go there.
9. James Franklin (HC @ Penn St) - sometimes you have to go back…… what if Penn St has a subpar 7-5 season? Vanderbilt has a new stadium and Ingram promises him 20 million dollars over 4 years to fix the roster (NIL). Would he consider it? Give him a 10 year, $100 million dollar deal.
Make Tin Roof great again.
10. Will Healy (Best RB Coach in the country at THE Georgia State) - it was right there in front of us all along…
HOT BOARD 1.0
I think they’ll emphasis head coaching experience after the Mason/Lea tenures.
1. Lance Leipold (HC @ Kansas) - The runner up in the search, Leipold made the Jayhawks relevant again and turned things around at one of the toughest places to win in the country. May be an option if Kansas has a mediocre year (currently 1-2).
2. Alex Goesh (HC @ USF) - Huepel’s former OC at UCF and Tennessee. In his first year as HC, he led USF to their first bowl game since 2018. Had USF in a one possession game AT Alabama last week with about 7 minutes left in the game…. Dude can coach.
3. Jamey Chadwell (HC @ Liberty) - The early presumed favorite back when CSL stated that she wanted an offensive minded coach - Chadwell is simply a winner (47-6 his last 53 games in the FBS). My predicted outcome if CSL is still AD.
4. Gus Malzahn (HC @ UCF) - The early presumed favorite back when CJF got the job (Malzahn wore a Gold tie to Newton’s Heisman ceremony) - another proven winner (104-54 HC record). Only makes 2.3 million at UCF…
5. Jon Sumrall (HC @ Tulane) - A southern boy from Bama that played ball at Kentucky, Sumrall is 24-6 as an FBS Head coach, but not sure he’d leave Tulane after year 1.
6. Barry Odum (HC @ UNLV) - The formed Missouri HC has gone 12-4 at UNLV but don’t forget that he took Missouri to 3 consecutive bowl games to end his tenure. Would he bring his OC Malone and the Go Go offense? If so…. Make the call!
7. Billy Napier (HC @ Florida) - Should I say FORMER HC at Florida as he’s all but fired in Gainesville… Napier will soon be fired with their brutal schedule coming up… can we all agree that Napier would have been the biggest “home run hire” ever if he took the Job back in 2020? He was the next CANT miss star… maybe he was just dealt a really shitty hand in Florida? Kick the tires.
8. Pat Fitzgerald (Former HC @ Northerstern) - A guy that’s proven he can win at an academic school - most in the industry believe he should not have been fired at NW (heck neither did the players). Maybe he wants back in after a year off? Doubt Vandy would go there.
9. James Franklin (HC @ Penn St) - sometimes you have to go back…… what if Penn St has a subpar 7-5 season? Vanderbilt has a new stadium and Ingram promises him 20 million dollars over 4 years to fix the roster (NIL). Would he consider it? Give him a 10 year, $100 million dollar deal.
Make Tin Roof great again.
10. Will Healy (Best RB Coach in the country at THE Georgia State) - it was right there in front of us all along…
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