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jpfalcon09 wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 3:22 pm This sport is out of control. The millions of dollars being lit on fire for buyouts, dumb hirings, and then to entice 20-something young men to come play for you is beyond comprehension.
There has never been a greater need for a college football commissioner, to actually enforce the rules and get everyone on the same page.

The calendar badly needs fixed, too.

First things first, move the coaching carousel to after the season. Make it a rule, nobody can poach anybody that’s active until after the national title game. That was nobody gets caught in between and has to choose between jobs.

I’d ditch early signing day - very stupid that it’s currently in the middle of conference championship week. Make signing day the traditional February date.

They moved to one portal window, in January - I would’ve moved to one portal window, but in April, after spring ball. That way guys aren’t making emotional decisions right after the season ends and they at least stay and fight for their spot to see where they are in spring practice before making the decision to stay or go.

I feel like those are easy tweaks that would make things so much less chaotic. It doesn’t solve the portal an NIL, but it helps a bunch.
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Michigan State, which has only officially had an opening for a few hours, is reportedly hiring Pat Fitzgerald as their next head coach.
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mbenecke wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 4:04 pm Michigan State, which has only officially had an opening for a few hours, is reportedly hiring Pat Fitzgerald as their next head coach.
Solid hire. He'll be motivated to succeed there and obviously knows the Big Ten very well. Also getting two big bags in one year is well done.
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Site just came back live after being down since last night. Some updates:

Mark Stoops is out as Kentucky HC.

James Madison HC Bob Chesney was hired at UCLA, creating an opening at JMU. He’ll continue to coach there until their season is over.

Ohio HC Brian Smith has been placed on indefinite leave. Their DC was named the interim coach, for now. We’ll see what develops there.
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It’s being reported that Kentucky is finalizing a deal with Oregon OC Will Stein to become their next head coach.
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Neal Brown, who is currently an analyst at Texas and a former head coach at West Virginia, is being hired as the next head coach at North Texas.
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Cal is working to hire Oregon DC Tosh Lupoi as their next head coach.
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mbenecke wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 5:52 pm Neal Brown, who is currently an analyst at Texas and a former head coach at West Virginia, is being hired as the next head coach at North Texas.
Good hire and a great guy. Got to know him at my previous gig. He'll do really well there.
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Ohio State OC Brian Hartline is taking the South Florida HC job.
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Chris Klieman is retiring at Kansas State. Targeting former Wildcat QB and current Texas A&M OC Collin Klein as his replacement.
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jpfalcon09 wrote: Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:29 am Chris Klieman is retiring at Kansas State.
And he's being replaced by Collin Klein, who played at K-State from 2008-2012 and was on staff there from 2014-2015 and 2017-2023.
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Interesting article about the UAB job
Reportedly turned down by Nacy OC, Mercer HC and Western HC
Navy OC and Mercer HC would both be in the top group for me if we had an opening.

https://www.al.com/uab/2025/12/where-th ... ember.html
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JMU hiring Billy Napier
UAB promoting Alex Mortenson
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Per ESPN..Penn State is hiring former Rockets coach Matt Campbell
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