Post-Christmas reset
Things look to be pretty set, unless some post Jan.1 movement happens.
Open jobs:
1. UConn- Going to axe Bob Diaco (h/t to mdelpizzo, in the post immediately above).
Jobs filled:
1. Fresno- Jeff Tedford gets the job, mid-season. Good hire, but the timing is weird. Of note, D II Danny applied and interviewed for the gig, according to the Fresno Bee.
2. FIU- Butch Davis takes the FIU gig. 5 year deal and all the Banana Boat products he wants. HaLk is the OC, [insert laugh track here], until he took his rodeo back to DII, where he belongs.
3. LSU- Ed Orgeron takes the job when Herman's price was apparently to high. Jimbo stays at FSU.
4. UT- Herman to UT. Strong's firing wasn't even out of the AD's mouth before Herman was emptying HCCS' desk...looks like this was in the works for a while. UT apparently talked to Jimbo, Dabo and John Harbaugh. Todd Orlando to be DC, still awaiting word on Dawn.
5. Indiana- Kevin Wilson out, Tom Allen promoted and hired, pretty much all in one day. (h/t unionbuff on the firing, buffnik on the hire)
6. Purdue- Jeff Brohm from WKU gets the nod.
7. Baylor- Matt Rhule now presides over the baptist dumpster fire.
8. Oregon- Willie Taggart goes from USF to the land of swooshes and cash, lures away Jim Leavitt with promises of eternal youth and a Play Doh fuzzy pumper barber set. Fires CFB's longest tenured AC, RB coach Campbell.
9. Nevada- Jay Norvell, fmr. ASU WR coach now the head of the Wolfpack.
10. UH- Major Applewhite assumes control of Houston High's FB program.
11. San Jose St.- Brent Brennan, fmr. WR coach at Oregon St. takes over.
12. Cincinnati- Tommy Tuberville resigns. Meanwhile, Mike Bohn calls Chuck.....Luke not-so Fickell, former tOSU DC gets the gig, after all he was just up the road.
13. Florida Atl. U- fired Charlie Partridge, and goes full rogue, hiring Lane Kiffin aka Joey Freshwater, with Kendal Briles coming along for for moral support.
14. Western Kentucky- Brohm to Purdue, Mike Sanford takes over.
15. Temple- Rhule leaves, UF DC Geoff Collins jumps off the Sparkles express to take over Temple.
16. USF- Taggart heads North, by Northwest. Charles Strong is the new HC.
Secondary openings:
None that I know of.
Other news: Doeren safe at NCST with the win over UNC.
DII Danny takes the reins at UC-Davis, Cha'pelle Brown (remember him?) goes from No.AZ. to UC-Davis to be Hawk's DB coach. HaLkins twitter remains, irregular.
MikMac staying put, and hanging up on anyone who suggests otherwise..