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South Alabama is hiring Major Applewhite as their next head coach.

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San Jose State is hiring former Navy HC Ken Niumatalolo to be their next head coach.

He was on UCLA’s staff in an advisory role this past season and had been put in charge of their tight ends recently, but he’s moving on to San Jose State to lead their program now.

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Buffalo is hiring South Carolina special teams coach Pete Lembo to be their next head coach. Lembo was also the head coach at Ball State previously.

[Tony4BG]

Alabama - Nick Saban retired, hired Kalen DeBoer UW HC
Arizona - Jedd Fisch left, hired Brent Brennan SJSU HC
Boise St - Andy Avalos out, hired Spencer Danielson Boise St Interim HC
Buffalo - Maurice Linguist left, hired Pete Lembo South Carolina STC
Duke - Mike Elko left, hired Manny Diaz Penn St DC
Houston - Dana Holgorsen out, hired Willie Fritz Tulane HC
Indiana - Tom Allen out, hired Curt Cignetti JMU HC
James Madison - Curt Cignetti left, hired Bob Chesney Holy Cross HC
Michigan St - Mel Tucker out, hired Jonathan Smith Oregon St HC
Middle Tenn - Rick Stockstill out, hired Derek Mason Oklahoma St DC
Miss St - Zach Arnett out, hired Jeff Lebby Oklahoma OC
Nevada - Ken Wilson out, hired Jeff Choate Texas Co-DC
New Mexico - Danny Gonzales out, hired Bronco Mendenhall ex-HC UVA
New Mexico St - Jerry Kill left, promoted Tony Sanchez
Northwestern - Pat Fitzgerald out, promoted David Braun
Oregon St - Jonathan Smith left, promoted Trent Bray
San Diego St - Brady Hoke retired, hired Sean Lewis ex-OC Colorado, ex-HC Kent State
South Alabama - Kane Wommack left, promoted Major Applewhite
San Jose St - Brent Brennan left, Ken Niumatalolo
Syracuse - Dino Babers out, hired Fran Brown UGA DB Coach
Texas A&M - Jimbo Fisher out, hired Mike Elko Duke HC
Troy - Jon Sumrall left, hired Gerard Parker ND OC
Tulane - Willie Fritz left, hired Jon Sumrall Troy HC
UL Monroe - Terry Bowden out, hired Bryant Vincent New Mexico OC
UTEP - Dana Dimel out. hired Scotty Walden HC Austin Peay
Washington - Kalen DeBoer left, hired Jedd Fisch Arizona HC
Wyoming - Craig Bohl retired, promoted Jay Sawvel

[Tony4BG]

Rumors of Chip Kelly leaving UCLA for NFL OC position and still waiting if Harbaugh leaves. Carousel may continue!

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Buffalo is hiring South Carolina special teams coach Pete Lembo to be their next head coach. Lembo was also the head coach at Ball State previously.

Wow. He was near the top of my list to start the season but SC was terrible. 5-7.

Lembo has a ton of coaching experience, and some success, but I had we hired him I wouldn't be happy about it.

[jpfalcon09]

The Athletic is reporting that Akron's Joe Moorhead is likely to be an OC candidate in the NFL after openings are filled in the league. Would be gutting to an Akron program that seemingly cannot find its footing.

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The Athletic is reporting that Akron's Joe Moorhead is likely to be an OC candidate in the NFL after openings are filled in the league. Would be gutting to an Akron program that seemingly cannot find its footing.

He’s a Pittsburgh native and the Steelers have an opening at OC. Wouldn’t be surprised at all.

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And the carousel spins on.

Jim Harbaugh is running from the NCAA violations that are about to hit his alma mater, and he’s accepted the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL.

In all seriousness, he’s an incredible NFL coach and it’s going to be fun seeing what he can do in pursuit of the only thing eluding him - a Super Bowl.

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Alabama - Nick Saban retired, hired Kalen DeBoer UW HC
Arizona - Jedd Fisch left, hired Brent Brennan SJSU HC
Boise St - Andy Avalos out, hired Spencer Danielson Boise St Interim HC
Buffalo - Maurice Linguist left, hired Pete Lembo South Carolina STC
Duke - Mike Elko left, hired Manny Diaz Penn St DC
Houston - Dana Holgorsen out, hired Willie Fritz Tulane HC
Indiana - Tom Allen out, hired Curt Cignetti JMU HC
James Madison - Curt Cignetti left, hired Bob Chesney Holy Cross HC
Michigan - Jim Harbaugh left, promoted Sherrone Moore
Michigan St - Mel Tucker out, hired Jonathan Smith Oregon St HC
Middle Tenn - Rick Stockstill out, hired Derek Mason Oklahoma St DC
Miss St - Zach Arnett out, hired Jeff Lebby Oklahoma OC
Nevada - Ken Wilson out, hired Jeff Choate Texas Co-DC
New Mexico - Danny Gonzales out, hired Bronco Mendenhall ex-HC UVA
New Mexico St - Jerry Kill left, promoted Tony Sanchez
Northwestern - Pat Fitzgerald out, promoted David Braun
Oregon St - Jonathan Smith left, promoted Trent Bray
San Diego St - Brady Hoke retired, hired Sean Lewis ex-OC Colorado, ex-HC Kent State
South Alabama - Kane Wommack left, promoted Major Applewhite
San Jose St - Brent Brennan left, hired Ken Niumatalolo
Syracuse - Dino Babers out, hired Fran Brown UGA DB Coach
Texas A&M - Jimbo Fisher out, hired Mike Elko Duke HC
Troy - Jon Sumrall left, hired Gerard Parker ND OC
Tulane - Willie Fritz left, hired Jon Sumrall Troy HC
UL Monroe - Terry Bowden out, hired Bryant Vincent New Mexico OC
UTEP - Dana Dimel out. hired Scotty Walden HC Austin Peay
Washington - Kalen DeBoer left, hired Jedd Fisch Arizona HC
Wyoming - Craig Bohl retired, promoted Jay Sawvel

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And the carousel spins on.

Jim Harbaugh is running from the NCAA violations that are about to hit his alma mater, and he’s accepted the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL.

In all seriousness, he’s an incredible NFL coach and it’s going to be fun seeing what he can do in pursuit of the only thing eluding him - a Super Bowl.

It'll be interesting to see how it plays out for him out there. It was pretty widely reported that he was quickly growing out of favor in SF before he started shopping himself for jobs (to avoid getting fired). He then took UM to the top of the mountain, but he's been shopping himself for NFL jobs for years too.

I think he's a VERY good HC. He wins everywhere he goes. He also doesn't seem like the type to likely build a long term dynasty anywhere, and when things get tough for him rather than adapt he definitely wants to get out for his next opportunity. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's kind of been who he is.

I do think he made some pretty big personality changes/adaptations in his time at UM and really became one of the better HCs in college football; I'm curious to see how that plays out for him in the NFL. I'm also curious/excited to see how Justin Herbert works out with him. I'm not sure where I stand on Herbert. You watch him play and you're like, holy s**t that guy is amazing. You look at advanced stats and they paint him as a top 4-5 QB by nearly every metric. Yet, also, when I watch him play he personifies the SD Chargers culture of finding a way to lose games they shouldn't. Is that on him? Not entirely, but there have been a LOT of times he's had a chance to make the big play that could win games that he hasn't made the play. Harbaugh is a pretty damn good QB developer though, so it should be a good marriage for them.

[Redwingtom]

I'll just leave this....

There's at least a couple listeners on Detroit sports radio who think Loeffler would be a better replacement in Ann Arbor than Sherrone Moore.

Yeah.....

[jpfalcon09]

Dino is the new OC at Arizona.

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Had Saban stuck around...DeBoer probably would be a top option for UM. Brian Kelly keeps popping up as a possible Harbaugh replacement... But that seems doubtful.

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Michigan is almost certainly replacing Harbaugh by promoting their OC Sherrone Moore. It sounds like DC Jesse Minter, STC Jay Harbaugh, and their strength coach Ben Herbert are going to be on Jim's staff with the Chargers.