Stefano DiMera said:

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Official.

And I had no idea Quinn Buckner was president of Board of Trustees at Indiana.

What Kevin Steele did to Baylor football..Quinn Buckner did to the Dallas Mavericks as head coach.

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Meaningless trivia: Quinn Buckner is named for his great-great-grandfather Paul Quinn.

New Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti: “Purdue sucks … but so does Michigan and Ohio State. #iufb pic.twitter.com/Lh2Cvzu117

— Jeff Rabjohns (@JeffRabjohns) December 2, 2023

🚨🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨🚨: JMU is finalizing a deal with former Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente to become the Dukes new head coach. Fuente has a 69-54 record as a head coach and knows the recruiting footprint in Virginia from his time at Tech. @JMUFootball @JMU #godukes

— JMU Scoops (@JMU_scoops) December 2, 2023

Coaching veteran set to lead the Coogs.

Welcome, the 16th head coach in Houston history - Willie Fritz

🔗: https://t.co/iqVKy0dnPV@CoachWEFritz | #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/LAfdthEDi9

— Houston Football (@UHCougarFB) December 3, 2023

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Coaching veteran set to lead the Coogs.

Welcome, the 16th head coach in Houston history - Willie Fritz

🔗: https://t.co/iqVKy0dnPV@CoachWEFritz | #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/LAfdthEDi9

— Houston Football (@UHCougarFB) December 3, 2023

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Houston's gonna be a problem…

FWIW....updated OP to reflect latest hires. If I'm missing one please let me know.

I took out G5 to just focus on P5.

I missed this one a few days ago

Oregon State has elevated Defensive Coordinator Trent Bray to be their next Head Coach, the school announced🦫 pic.twitter.com/C06oeM8Mof

— PFF College (@PFF_College) November 29, 2023

Pretty remarkable story. Boise State fires its coach and then wins a conference title three weeks later. @JeramiahDickey found his long-term answer already on his staff. https://t.co/y2TxPCuxc5

— Matt Mosley (@mattmosley) December 3, 2023

I think Fran and Elijah were on the BU staff together briefly at the same time with Rhule

Texas A&M defensive line coach Elijah Robinson is set to be hired as Fran Brown’s defensive coordinator at Syracuse, a source tells @247sports.

Robinson is one of the nation’s most highly regarded assistant coaches and recruiters.

(@billyliucci 1st)https://t.co/dJORJ80Uo5 https://t.co/BdXpcUWIXJ pic.twitter.com/2bn6ixRoFb

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 3, 2023

Nevada is expected to hire Texas co-DC and LB coach Jeff Choate as its new head coach, sources tell @247sports.

Choate, whom @brucefeldmancfb previously noted was Nevada’s top target, was head coach at Montana State from 2016-20 and won 11 games in 2020.https://t.co/cPSprWC2PI pic.twitter.com/vSIHvdpLJf

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 4, 2023

Former Baylor OC under Rhule joining Fran Brown and Elijah Robinson in Syracuse. They getting the band back together. https://t.co/EjFpSZ8Puc

— BearsIllustrated (@BaylorBears247) December 4, 2023

Not a Lebby fan I guess

Coaching carousel grades so far:

Texas A&M: B+
Michigan State: A+
Mississippi State: C
Northwestern: B
Syracuse: B-
Oregon State: B-
Indiana: A
San Diego State: A-
Houston: A+
Boise State: B+https://t.co/BPVRgfBBjs

— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) December 4, 2023

Sources: New Mexico is targeting Bronco Mendenhall, the former coach at Virginia and BYU, as the school’s next head coach. Mendenhall went to 11-straight bowls at BYU and led Virginia to the Orange Bowl in 2019. pic.twitter.com/PHwNkHfosa

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 5, 2023

Wyoming coach Craig Bohl announces he will retire following the Arizona Bowl. https://t.co/o1RIWTsu6h

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 6, 2023

Sources: Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has emerged as the focus of Duke’s head coaching search. A decision is expected in the next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/f9p1RS4Ta3

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 7, 2023

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Sources: Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has emerged as the focus of Duke’s head coaching search. A decision is expected in the next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/f9p1RS4Ta3

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 7, 2023

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How does this guy keep getting chances?

One FBS head coaching job remains open. pic.twitter.com/6T1UZGbFGj

— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) December 8, 2023

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Sources: Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz has emerged as the focus of Duke’s head coaching search. A decision is expected in the next 24 hours. pic.twitter.com/f9p1RS4Ta3

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 7, 2023

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How does this guy keep getting chances?

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Keep getting chances???

This is his second head coaching job.

In his first he was 21-15 in 3 seasons. So not a great success but not a horrible failure either but he wasn't given enough time since it was Miami and they wanted to win immediately.

His stops as D coordinator have been pretty good overall.

So it isn't like he is a retread that has been a failure at multiple schools as a coordinator or head coach.

This is a fair assessment. He was a stellar DC at MTSU and Miss St. Had a very good season at Texas before being fired and returning to Miss St and then did a good enough job at Miami to replace Richt as head coach. Had a winning record at Miami just didn't beat Clemson and win the ACC.

Not like South Carolina hiring Will Muschamp as it's HC the other year.

boykin_spaniel said:

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This is a fair assessment. He was a stellar DC at MTSU and Miss St. Had a very good season at Texas before being fired and returning to Miss St and then did a good enough job at Miami to replace Richt as head coach. Had a winning record at Miami just didn't beat Clemson and win the ACC.

Not like South Carolina hiring Will Muschamp as it's HC the other year.

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That one did not make much sense.

College doesn't seem to repeat failed head coaches as much as the NFL does where the same guy gets job after job and fired 3, 4 or 5 times before teams stop giving them another chance.

In college you might get a second or 3rd chance but that is it. And usually that second chance is if you were at a top P5 school and move down to a G5 school. Or occasionally from a top P5 to a lower P5.

Like:

Terry Bowden
Kevin Sumlin
Frank Solich
Etc.

but if you fail miserably at your first your chances are usually over unless you can spend the next decade as a good coordinator and then get a shot at a smaller G5.

Source: Cal is hiring Sterlin Gilbert as its new quarterbacks coach. Gilbert, the former OC at Texas, Syracuse, South Florida and Tulsa, had been an offensive analyst at Ole Miss. @JohnDBrice1 first reported.

— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) December 9, 2023

Probably got the same kind of looks that Scott Drew did when he made a similar comment in his introductory press conference

In his introductory press conference, Jon Sumrall pledges to bring a national championship to Tulane.https://t.co/4USGEZA0HH

— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) December 12, 2023

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Probably got the same kind of looks that Scott Drew did when he made a similar comment in his introductory press conference

In his introductory press conference, Jon Sumrall pledges to bring a national championship to Tulane.https://t.co/4USGEZA0HH

— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) December 12, 2023

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I can understand setting a high expectation, but saying Tulane is winning an MNC is out of touch with reality.

This seems a little surprising to make a lateral move from SMU to Duke now that SMU is also ACC

Sources: Duke is expected to hire SMU CO-OC/QB coach Jonathan Brewer as the school's new offensive coordinator. He’s expected to install a similar wide-open offense to the one that Manny Diaz ran at Miami, when SMU HC Rhett Lashlee was the offensive coordinator there.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 14, 2023

This explains the move a little better

BREAKING: #SMU Co-OC/QB coach Jonathan Brewer leaving to be Duke OC, getting his first opportunity as a play caller, sources say.

Brewer was an analyst from 2020-21 for Manny Diaz and Rhett Lashlee at Miami.@PeteThamel first.https://t.co/TOP0NWtlFe#PonyUpDallas pic.twitter.com/VdKpPW2oPe

— Billy Embody (@BillyEmbody) December 14, 2023

He's getting to be sole OC. As co-OC he might not be calling plays.

I would also think in addition to being the only OC he is getting a raise from when he was Co-OC.

And maybe more allegiance to Diaz for giving him his start in coaching.

Houston is expected to hire former Mississippi State offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay as its offensive coordinator, sources tell @mzenitz and I for @247Sports.

Barbay has also had previous OC stints at App State and Central Michigan in recent years. https://t.co/uliKRcBjGl pic.twitter.com/EhR5qdnt2S

— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) December 17, 2023

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boognish_bear said:

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Probably got the same kind of looks that Scott Drew did when he made a similar comment in his introductory press conference

In his introductory press conference, Jon Sumrall pledges to bring a national championship to Tulane.https://t.co/4USGEZA0HH

— Zach Barnett (@zach_barnett) December 12, 2023

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I can understand setting a high expectation, but saying Tulane is winning an MNC is out of touch with reality.

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Well if they are the highest ranked G5, or whatever number it is, champ they will have a slot in the play off starting next year. So it isn't as improbable as it was in the 4 team play off era.

Sources: Texas State and coach GJ Kinne have agreed to a new five-year contract through 2028. Kinne, 35, led Texas State to the school’s first-ever bowl game during his first season in 2023. Texas State went 7-5, upset Baylor and scored more than 50 points three times. pic.twitter.com/Ov6aHwpBXk

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 21, 2023

Wonder if it's health related

New Mexico State head coach Jerry Kill is expected to step down, sources tell @mzenitz and I for @247Sports.

Kill just led New Mexico State to its first 10-win season since 1960. https://t.co/EXBav3sumR pic.twitter.com/pEcv5M8mlr

— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) December 23, 2023

He probably has enough money to live the rest of his life in comfort and would rather spend the remaining years with friends and family.

boognish_bear said:

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Not a Lebby fan I guess

Coaching carousel grades so far:

Texas A&M: B+
Michigan State: A+
Mississippi State: C
Northwestern: B
Syracuse: B-
Oregon State: B-
Indiana: A
San Diego State: A-
Houston: A+
Boise State: B+https://t.co/BPVRgfBBjs

— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) December 4, 2023

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Univ of Baylor: F

Rumors are swirling in Baton Rouge that If Jim Harbaugh were to leave Michigan for a NFL opening that Brian Kelly would be first in line to be the Wolverines head coach.

LSU radio host Matt Moscona said this recently about the possibility:

“If Michigan pursues Brian Kelly, he… pic.twitter.com/AJC9Dz5m32

— Jacob Davis (@JacobScottDavis) December 24, 2023

Sources: Duke is set to hire Texas State defensive coordinator Jonathan Patke as the school’s new defensive coordinator. Patke worked with Duke coach Manny Diaz at Miami, Mississippi State and Louisiana Tech. He’s also worked as a defensive coordinator at Incarnate Word.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 27, 2023