When I worked in the athletic departments at Southern Miss and McNeese State, this was always a bittersweet time of year. Assistant coaches came. Assistant coaches went. Many friends moved away and many new friends were made.
As bittersweet as it was, we all still enjoyed watching the head coaching carousel take shape. The domino effect was always interesting to watch because every year some coaches would leave for a better school, and it would open up other jobs.
So instead of the whiteboard I used to keep up with all the changes, I’m using the blog this year instead. This list will be updated as changes happen.
School
2017
2018
Story
Arkansas
Bret Bielema
Arizona State
Todd Graham
Georgia Southern
Tyson Summers
Kent State
Paul Haynes
Nebraska
Mike Riley
Oregon State
Gary Andersen
South Alabama
Joey Jones
Tennessee
Butch Jones
UTEP
Sean Kugler
<table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Team</strong></span></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>2017 Coach</strong></span></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>2018 Coach</strong></span></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Story</strong></span></td></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Arkansas</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Bret Bielema</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Arizona State</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Todd Graham</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Florida</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Jim McElwain</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Dan Mullen</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21572374/florida-gators-make-mississippi-state-dan-mullen-new-head-coach" target="blank">Link</a></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Georgia Southern</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Tyson Summers</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Kent State</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Paul Haynes</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr> <!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Nebraska</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Mike Riley</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Ole Miss</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Matt Luke (I)</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Matt Luke</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/ole-miss/2017/11/26/ole-miss-name-matt-luke-its-permanent-head-football-coach-reports/895975001/" target="blank">Link</a></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Oregon State</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Gary Andersen</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>South Alabama</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Joey Jones</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>Tennessee</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Butch Jones</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>UCLA</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Jim Mora</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Chip Kelly</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beta.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-ucla-chip-kelly-20171125-story.html" target="blank">Link</a></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td>UTEP</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;">Sean Kugler</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><td style="text-align: center;"></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></tbody><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table>