2025-26 Coaching Carousel
| 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) |
Interim 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) |
Interim Reggie Howard (DB) |
| :USF: |
Alex Golesh |
Left for Auburn (11/30) |
Ohio State OC Brian Hartline |
| :Tulane: |
Jon Sumrall |
Left for Florida (11/30) |
|
| :Coastal_Carolina: |
Tim Beck |
Fired (11/30) |
Interim Jeremiah Johnson (DC) |
| :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) |
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) |
|
| :Toledo: |
Jason Candle |
Left for UConn (12/6) |
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