Post-Turkey Day Update:
Filled jobs:
KU- pulls the trigger first, Les Miles, 5 years $2.775MM/year.
Louisville- Jeff Brohm jumps ship from Purdue. (h/t SewallBeach) No official announcement yet. UPDATE: Jeff Brohm says his departure is "completely false" .
https://www.jconline.com/story/spor...ille-speculation-completely-false/2014781002/ Of course, that means he will be in Louisville by Dec. 1. UPDATE of the UPDATE: nada.
Open jobs:
CU- Mike MacIntyre out, Kurt Roper interim. Consult the dedicated thread for the SCOOOOOOP
BGSU- Mike Jinks the first casualty (h/t Mtn.)
Maryland- DJ Dirkin gets the hook for just one dead player, can you believe it? (h/t SewallBeach)
UMASS- Mark Whipple out. (h/t tschek)
Central Michigan- John Bonamego out.
Secondary Market:
Purdue- Brohm leaves for Louisville, or he stays. UPDATE: as noted above Brohm denies leaving, but if he does, potential replacements are being sought. Names: Neal Brown of Troy, Butch Jones, Skip Holtz, Tony Elliott, Matt Canada, Mike Norvell. (h/t nik).
Possibles:
USC- Helton on thin ice, Jack Del Rio rumors (h/t onealcd), this week's loss to fUCLA pretty much is the nail in the coffin. UPDATE: Helton stays? (h/t SerenityBuff), other rumors name James Franklin and Jeff Fischer in addition to Del Rio (h/t nik).
UCONN- Edsall not winning
Rutgers- Chris Ash UPDATE: Ash is back (h/t nik).
Illinois- Lovie Smith
UNC- Larry Fedora
Okie Lite- The Mullet man
GT- Paul Johnson (h/t ahoelsken)
KjSU- Snydley may hang it up (h/t ahoelsken)
Vanderbilt- Derek Mason. (h/t ahoelsken), but nik says no movement until a new AD says Boo.
TT- Kliffy K feeling the heat (h/t GoBuffs7)
USF- Charlie Strong could be ousted (h/t nik).
tOSU- Rumors abound regarding Urban Meyer. More heart trouble?
FCS Openings:
Eastern Illinois- (h/t Deniro)
Texas State- (h/t deniro)
Charlotte- (h/t DeNiro)
University of Northern Colorado- Earnest Hollings is safe and will remain head bear (h/t ahoelsken)
Other news:
Malzahn will stay apparently. (h/t TSchek)
DJ Durkin to get a $5MM buyout.
Major "Howdy Doody" Applewhite has close brush with death. Narrowly escapes being All-America DT Ed Oliver's sideline hors d'ouerve in gripping wardrobe dispute.