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Reports are that Lane Kiffin will go to LSU, and is threatening to poach the whole roster if Ole Miss doesn't let him coach in the playoffs. Messy stuff.

Bob Chesney (James Madison) is the leader at UCLA.

Jon Sumrall (sp) is expected to leave Tulane to go to Florida.

Tosh to Cal.

No idea what the latest is at Penn State. I assume they're looking at NFL guys but don't know.

Auburn is having to go down the list as their top picks are going elsewhere.

USF's Alex Golesh will be the coach at Auburn.

Memphis' coach will go to Arkansas.

StevensTechU wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 7:05 am Reports are that Lane Kiffin will go to LSU, and is threatening to poach the whole roster if Ole Miss doesn't let him coach in the playoffs. Messy stuff.

Bob Chesney (James Madison) is the leader at UCLA.

Jon Sumrall (sp) is expected to leave Tulane to go to Florida.

Tosh to Cal.

No idea what the latest is at Penn State. I assume they're looking at NFL guys but don't know.

Auburn is having to go down the list as their top picks are going elsewhere.

LOL, Lame is only demanding to coach through the playoffs to scoop up the bonuses that are likely built into his contract. When he leaves, he will still poach (try to) any coaches or players he deems worthy. That's just who he is...

Michigan State is sacking Jonathan Smith. I thought he'd get another year so I'm a little surprised.

I work with a michigan state alum, she isn't surprised. there' has been discontent and expected dumping once the season went bad...again

Ole Miss hires current DC Pete Golding to be their new HC. Not a bad hire but definitely unproven with what's about to happen to Ole Miss the next few weeks/months.

Zyme wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 2:20 pm I work with a michigan state alum, she isn't surprised. there' has been discontent and expected dumping once the season went bad...again

They're hiring Pat Fitzgerald, which is really interesting. He's 110-101 as a head coach, and while the job he did at Northwestern was admirable, you're essentially hiring a .500 coach who hasn't been on a sideline in several years. Hope it works out for them.

Fired:
Troy Taylor (Stanford)
Brent Pry (Virginia Tech)
Deshaun Foster (UCLA)
Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)
Sam Pittman (Arkansas)
James Franklin (Penn State)
Trent Bray (Oregon State)
Billy Napier (Florida)
Brian Kelly (LSU)
Hugh Freeze (Auburn)
Justin Wilcox (Cal)
Jonathon Smith (Michigan State)
Tim Beck (Costal Carolina)
Trent Dilfer (UAB)

Hired:
Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss -> LSU)
Pete Golding (Ole Miss DC -> Ole Miss HC)
James Franklin (Penn State -> Virginia Tech)
Alex Golesh (USF -> Auburn)
Ryan Silverfield (Memphis -> Arkansas)
Jon Sumrall (Tulane -> Florida)
Eric Morris (North Texas -> Oklahoma State)
Jim Mora (UCONN -> Colorado State)
JaMarcus Shepard (Alabama Co OC -> Oregon State)
Tavita Pritchard (Washington Commanders QB Coach -> Stanford HC)

Mark Stoops is getting canned by Kentucky.

Have we ever seen an season with this much turnover at P4/5 programs before?

pdxduck2013 wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 8:57 pm Mark Stoops is getting canned by Kentucky.

Have we ever seen an season with this much turnover at P4/5 programs before?

It's wild. At the same time that programs are screaming "poor" and clamoring for private equity bailouts, they're also paying record buyouts. Crazy state of things.

Wonder what happened to the early rumor on Fisch to Florida. Being that his wife moved back to Arizona, and hated Seattle, he hasn’t seem to have made a move, or isn’t as highly regarded? Does he have a huge buyout (not that it affects SEC schools)?

Everythingsducky wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 10:37 pm Wonder what happened to the early rumor on Fisch to Florida. Being that his wife moved back to Arizona, and hated Seattle, he hasn’t seem to have made a move, or isn’t as highly regarded? Does he have a huge buyout (not that it affects SEC schools)?

Those rumors always spawned from the fact that he was alum at Florida, and had previously coached at UCLA. There was never any indication that either school was ever really interested in him. I think the rumors of his wife hating Seattle are valid, but lucky for us, he’s stuck there, as there aren’t better opportunities out there for him. I’ve said this from the get go. I never understood why people thought he’d end up there. Florida fans would revolt if he were the choice.

I wonder if Hampton has a shot at the Tulane job.

droop10 wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 11:25 pm

Everythingsducky wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 10:37 pm Wonder what happened to the early rumor on Fisch to Florida. Being that his wife moved back to Arizona, and hated Seattle, he hasn’t seem to have made a move, or isn’t as highly regarded? Does he have a huge buyout (not that it affects SEC schools)?

Those rumors always spawned from the fact that he was alum at Florida, and had previously coached at UCLA. There was never any indication that either school was ever really interested in him. I think the rumors of his wife hating Seattle are valid, but lucky for us, he’s stuck there, as there aren’t better opportunities out there for him. I’ve said this from the get go. I never understood why people thought he’d end up there. Florida fans would revolt if he were the choice.

The part about his wife hating Seattle seems like classic message board fodder. From what I understand, his kid is finishing HS in Arizona and that’s why his wife is down there.

She may dislike Seattle but I think people are spinning it into something much more dramatic than it actually is.

dthomas=ddixon wrote: Mon Dec 01, 2025 10:22 am

droop10 wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 11:25 pm

Everythingsducky wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 10:37 pm Wonder what happened to the early rumor on Fisch to Florida. Being that his wife moved back to Arizona, and hated Seattle, he hasn’t seem to have made a move, or isn’t as highly regarded? Does he have a huge buyout (not that it affects SEC schools)?

Those rumors always spawned from the fact that he was alum at Florida, and had previously coached at UCLA. There was never any indication that either school was ever really interested in him. I think the rumors of his wife hating Seattle are valid, but lucky for us, he’s stuck there, as there aren’t better opportunities out there for him. I’ve said this from the get go. I never understood why people thought he’d end up there. Florida fans would revolt if he were the choice.

The part about his wife hating Seattle seems like classic message board fodder. From what I understand, his kid is finishing HS in Arizona and that’s why his wife is down there.

She may dislike Seattle but I think people are spinning it into something much more dramatic than it actually is.

I heard that she, like most people, thinks Seattle is a soulless, grey, miserable center of depresssion that you only live in when it's economically unavoidable, such is the case with Jedd Fisch.