2025-26 Coaching Carousel

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School
Former Coach
Reason/Date
New Coach


:Stanford:
Troy Taylor
Fired (3/25)
Washington (NFL) QBC Tavita Pritchard


:Kent_State:
Kenni Burns
Fired (4/11)
Mark Carney (2025 Interim)


:UCLA:
DeShaun Foster
Fired (9/14)
JMU HC Bob Chesney


:Virginia_Tech:
Brent Pry
Fired (9/14)
James Franklin (Former PSU HC)


:Oklahoma_State:
Mike Gundy
Fired (9/23)
UNT HC Eric Morris


:Arkansas:
Sam Pittman
Fired (9/28)
Memphis HC Ryan Silverfield


:Oregon_State:
Trent Bray
Fired (10/12)
Alabama co-OC JaMarcus Shephard


:Penn_State:
James Franklin
Fired (10/12)
Iowa State HC Matt Campbell


:UAB:
Trent Dilfer
Fired (10/12)
Alex Mortensen (OC/QB)


:Florida:
Billy Napier
Fired (10/19)
Tulane HC Jon Sumrall


:Colorado_State:
Jay Norvell
Fired (10/19)
UConn HC Jim Mora


:LSU:
Brian Kelly
Fired (10/26)
Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin


:Auburn:
Hugh Freeze
Fired (11/2)
USF HC Alex Golesh


:Cal:
Justin Wilcox
Fired (11/23)
Oregon DC Tosh Lupoi


:North_Texas:
Eric Morris
Left for Oklahoma State (11/25)
Former WVU HC Neal Brown


:Connecticut:
Jim Mora
Left for Colorado State (11/26)
Toledo HC Jason Candle


:Memphis:
Ryan Satterfield
Left for Arkansas (11/30)
Southern Miss HC Charles Huff


:USF:
Alex Golesh
Left for Auburn (11/30)
Ohio State OC Brian Hartline


:Tulane:
Jon Sumrall
Left for Florida (11/30)
Will Hall (Passing Game Coord.)


:Coastal_Carolina:
Tim Beck
Fired (11/30)
Missouri State HC Ryan Beard


:Michigan_State:
Jonathan Smith
Fired (11/30)
Former Northwestern HC Pat Fitzgerald


:Ole_Miss:
Lane Kiffin
Left for LSU (11/30)
DC Pete Golding


:Kentucky:
Mark Stoops
Fired (12/1)
Oregon OC Will Stein


:James_Madison:
Bob Chesney
Left for UCLA (12/1)
Florida HC Billy Napier


:Ohio:
Brian Smith
Indefinite leave (12/1)
Fired (12/17)
Interim John Hauser (DC)


:Kansas_State:
Chris Klieman
Retired (12/3)
Texas A&M OC Collin Klein


:Iowa_State:
Matt Campbell
Left for Penn State (12/5)
Washington State HC Jimmy Rogers


:Washington_State:
Jimmy Rogers
Left for Iowa State (12/5)
Missouri OC/QBC Kirby Moore


:Toledo:
Jason Candle
Left for UConn (12/6)
Mercer HC Mike Jacobs


:Southern_Miss:
Charles Hufee
Left for Memphis (12/8)
Blake Anderson (OC)


:Michigan:
Sherrone Moore
Fired (12/10)
Interim Biff Poggi (AHC)


:Missouri_State:
Ryan Beard
Left for Coastal Carolina (12/11)
Interim Nick Petrino (OC/QBC)


:Utah:
Kyle Whittingham
Stepping down (12/12)
DC Morgan Scalley