The Hopefully End of the Tuition Discussion in the Coaching Thread Update:
THE BIG ONE: Georgia DC Mel Tucker is the next head Buff. Welcome Coach Tucker. Now let the panic ensue regarding Assistant Coaches.
Filled jobs:
KU- pulls the trigger first, Les Miles, 5 years $2.775MM/year. UPDATE: Chip Lindsey OC (h/t Jens).
Western Kentucky- Tyson Helton in, Bryan Ellis QB coach from USC now OC (h/t Jens)
UNC- Fedora out; Mack Brown in. Mack bringing Tim Brewster (aTm TE) and Greg Brown (noted OC sloth) along for the redux. (h/t Jens)
Texas State- WVU OC Jake Spatival in (h/t SerenityBuff) Okie Lite and Mines OC Bob Stitt tagged as OC. (h/t Jens)
BGSU- Mike Jinks out (h/t Mtn.), BC's OC Scot Loeffler in (h/t White Rabbit)
Texas Tech- Kliffy K out (h/t Jens), Matt Wells, USU HC, and entire offensive staff, in (h/t nik)
Central Michigan- John Bonamego out. Jim McElwain in (h/t Jens and nik)
East Carolina- Scottie Montgomery out (h/t Jens) Former JMU HC Mike Houston hired. (h/t Jens)
Louisville- Bobby P out, Scott Satterfield (App. St. HC) in. (h/t onealcd)
UMASS- Mark Whipple out. (h/t tschek) FSU OC Walt Bell gets the nod. (h/t SewallBeach)
Charlotte- Hires Will Healy, formerly of Austin Peay. (h/t DeNiro)
tOSU- Urban Meyer done. OC Ryan Day takes over.
Maryland- DJ Dirkin out, Mike Locksley in, for real this time. Foodcart to coach the TE (h/t Gary Indiana)
Georgia Tech- Paul Johnson hangs it up (h/t Jeric) Temple HC Geoff Collins takes over the Ramblin' Wreck (h/t onealcd)
Utah St.- Gary Andersen part deux. (h/t nik).
KjSU- Snydley hangs it up (h/t Jens) Designated Special Ambassador to the program, nice gesture by KjSU. NDSU HC Klieman moves into Snydley's shadow (h/t Jens)
Temple- Geoff Collins flies the coop, Manny Diaz in. (h/t nik)
Appalachian St.- Lost Satterfield to Louisville, NC St. OC Eli Drinkwitz gets the nod. (h/t deniro)
Open jobs:
Akron- Terry Bowden gets the hook. (h/t nik)
Secondary Market:
James Madison- ???
Possibles:
UCONN- Edsall not winning
Okie Lite- The Mullet man
Vanderbilt- Derek Mason. (h/t ahoelsken), but nik says no movement until a new AD says Boo.
USF- Charlie Strong could be ousted (h/t nik).
FCS Openings:
Eastern Illinois- (h/t Deniro)
Liberty- Hugh Freeze dials in. (h/t Deniro)
Austin Peay- Mark Hudpseth in (h/t deniro)
Other news:
Kwame Drake- Now DL coach at KU
Klayton Adams- Possible for Sac. St. (h/t nik)
Alabama- Hires DJ Durkin as analyst (h/t TSchek)
Syracuse- Dino Babers extended. (h/t nik)
Shadon Brown- Landed at Louisville (h/t slider)
Utah- Hires Sione Po'uha as DT coach (h/t Jens)
DJ Eliot- Monday will be announced as DC at a P5 program...poor Jayhawks. (h/t skidog)
Iowa St.- Liquidates soybean futures and gives it to Matt Campbell in the form of an extension and AC pool.
The Mike MacIntyre- Ole Miss DC. Lengthy analysis of whether that will be an offset, or not.
Auburn- Booster meddling runs amok, as usual. Sort of like crowd sourcing your AD.
Oklahoma DC- tOSU DC Alex Grinch interested (h/t OnealCD)
Jim Harbaugh- His name popping up re: Green Bay opening (h/t Jens) Maybe he is tired of getting pantsed every November by the Buckeyes
Pac 12- Oregon Live articles turning up heat on Larry "Hey guys, did you see I got an extension!" Scott.
Mark Helfrich- Not involved in any college jobs, per his own statement. Champagne corks pop in Boulder.
CSU- Bobo stays (h/t nik)
USC- UPDATE: Lynn Swann doubles down, Helton stays (h/t Jens) Ronnie Bradford, DB, Tee Martin, OC and Bryan Ellis QB, gone. (h/t unionbuff, Jens) Kliffy K "in the driver's seat" for OC (h/t TSchek) UPDATE: Boosters gathering pitchforks and torches over Helton retention (h/t Bombay) UPDATE: Kliffy K new OC (h/t Jens) UPDATE: Chad Kuahua'hua'ha'hua'ha'hualolo new DL coach, Mike Jinks RB's (h/t Jens), Greg Burns Ore. St. DB back to Troy...the Trojans get some beaver.
Rutgers- Chris Ash UPDATE: Ash is back (h/t nik).
Illinois- Lovie Smith UPDATE: Lovie not only stays, but gets extension (h/t Jens)
Maryland- DJ Durkin to get a $5MM buyout.
UH- fends off Texas St. more successfully than a bailer co-ed to keep Kendal Briles as OC. (h/t nik). UPDATE: 3 yr, $2.1 MM deal.
Tulsa- Philip Montgomery safe (h/t nik)
University of Northern Colorado- Earnest Hollings is safe and will remain head bear (h/t ahoelsken)
Purdue- Brohm stays. (h/t Jens) Louisville fans burning Brohm jerseys and threatening school children.
UNLV- Tony Sanchez safe. (h/t nik)
Boston College- Steve Addazio will return, extended 2 years (h/t Jalapeno)
University of Almost Mexico- Bob Davie back for year number Ocho