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Six major college football programs (and counting) made a change at the top heading into the 2021 offseason, and hundreds of jobs have been affected across the country.

Those six major job openings (Arizona, Auburn, Illinois, South Carolina, Texas and Vanderbilt) have been filled, and a long row of dominoes continue to fall across the country as assistant coaches are hired and fired heading into the second major signing period.

247Sports' vast array of team sites, along with regional and national reporters, have confirmed and reported on the following changes across college football as of this hour. This list is curated by national reporter Brandon Marcello, who grants anonymity to sources who provide information brandon.marcello@cbsinteractive.com or via direct message on Twitter (@bmarcello).


Staff changes across the FBS are listed alphabetically by school in the space below 247Sports' live updates from the job market.


Live updates
 
Jan. 9

Ole Miss Rebels: Ole Miss is targeting former Texas co-defensive coordinator Coleman Hutzler for its special teams opening, reports 247Sports' Ole Miss Spirit. That special teams job came open when Blake Gideon left for Texas. A Texas two-step between the Rebels and Longhorns, it appears.

Auburn Tigers: Jeff Schmedding has been named inside linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator at Auburn. Schmedding spent the past two seasons on Bryan Harsin’s staff at Boise State as the defensive coordinator.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: Co-defensive coordinator Maurice Crum is expected to be elevated to defensive coordinator, reports Bruce Feldman of The Athletic.

South Carolina Gamecocks: South Carolina has hired Western Kentucky defensive coordinator Clayton White to the same position on Shane Beamer's staff, reports Bruce Feldman of The Athletic. 

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: Brent Stockstill, the son of head coach Rick Stockstill, has been hired as receivers coach, the school announced Saturday.

Florida Gators: Former Auburn defensive backs coach Wesley McGriff has been hired at Florida in the same position, the school announced Saturday.

Miami Hurricanes: Miami has hired former South Carolina defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson as defensive backs coach.

Jan. 8
Texas Longhorns: Texas is hiring Notre Dame defensive backs coach Terry Joseph, reports Jeff Howe of Horns247.

Maryland Terrapins: Offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery has been fired, and head coach Mike Locksley's top candidate is Dan Enos, according to Maryland247.

Auburn Tigers: Houston cornerbacks coach Zac Etheridge has been named Auburn's cornerbacks coach and running backs coach Carnell Williams has been retained on the new staff, head coach Bryan Harsin announced Friday. Etheridge spent the previous two seasons in the same capacity at Houston. Etheridge was a team captain on Auburn’s 2010 national championship team.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish: In quite the turn of events, Cincinnati Bearcats defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has been hired at Notre Dame, according to 247Sports' Irish Illustrated. Freeman was named 247Sports' defensive coordinator of the year. He interviewed Thursday for the coordinator job at LSU, where Ed Orgeron was hopeful to hire him today.

Boise State Broncos: Oregon defensive coordinator Andy Avalos is expected to be named the head coach of the Boise State Broncos, according to the Idaho Press.

Michigan Wolverines: Jim Harbaugh has signed his five-year extension worth at least $20 million with Michigan, Harbaugh tells 247Sports' The Michigan Insider.



Michigan Wolverines: Baltimore Ravens linebackers coach Mike Macdonald is expected to accept Michigan's defensive coordinator job after the NFL playoffs, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Michigan Wolverines: Michigan is expected to move on and fire Ben McDaniels as its quarterbacks coach, according to 247Sports' The Michigan Insider.

Arkansas State: Keith Heckendorf will remain at Arkansas State as Butch Jones' offensive coordinator. Dalton Hilliard of Tennessee-Martin has also been hired as secondary coach, according to 247Sports' AStateNation.

LSU: LSU is close to nearing a deal to hire Cincinnati Bearcats defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Bo Pelini, according to Geaux247. Freeman was named 247Sports' defensive coordinator of the year.

Baylor Bears: Baylor is nearing a deal to hire BYU offensive line coach Eric Mateos to the same position. This is Baylor's second try at hiring an offensive line coach during the offseason. Troy offensive line coach Ryan Pugh was originally hired to join offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes' staff, but the Bears halted the deal one day after announcing his hiring.

Penn State Nittany Lions: Penn State Football hired former Texas offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after firing Kirk Ciarrocca.

Jan. 7
South Carolina Gamecocks: Carolina Panthers assistant offensive line coach Marcus Satterfield will be named the new offensive coordinator for the Gamecocks on Friday, according to 247Sports’ The Big Spur.

Michigan Wolverines: Jim Harbaugh is close to agreeing to a new five-year contract with a base salary substantially less than his current deal, however he could earn as much as $8 million each year with incentives, according to the Detroit News.

Florida Gators: Former Auburn defensive backs coach Wesley McGriff is nearing a deal to coach Florida’s defensive backs, according to FootballScoop and Yahoo! Sports.

Vanderbilt Commodores: Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea will hire Wake Forest director of sports performance Brandon Hourigan as strength coach, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo! Sports.

Kentucky Wildcats: Cincinnati Bengals running backs coach Jemal Singleton has been hired as Kentucky's running backs coach and special teams coordinator.

Texas Longhorns: Bo Davis is expected to be hired as defensive line coach at Texas, according to Chip Brown of Horns247. Davis was most recently the defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions.

Auburn Tigers: Auburn has hired South Carolina offensive coordinator Mike Bobo to the same position on Bryan Harsin’s staff. South Carolina offensive line coach Will Friend will follow Bobo to Auburn, according to Auburn247. Former Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason has signed a letter of agreement to become the Tigers’ defensive coordinator, sources told Auburn247.

COACHING CAROUSEL


Appalachian State

IN
OUT

• Tony Petersen, offensive coordinator (Illinois, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach)

Arizona

IN

• Jedd Fisch, head coach (New England Patriots, quarterbacks coach)
• DeWayne Walker, cornerbacks coach
• Jordan Paopao, tight ends coach (UNLV, tight ends coach)
• Kevin Cummings, receivers coach (San Jose State, receivers coach)
• Scottie Graham, running backs coach (Arizona State, senior associate athletics director)
• Ricky Hunley, defensive line coach
• Jimmie Dougherty, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator (UCLA, receivers coach)
• Brennan Carroll, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (Seattle Seahawks, running game coordinator)
• Don Brown, defensive coordinator (Michigan, defensive coordinator)

OUT

• Kevin Sumlin, head coach (fired)
• Paul Rhoads, defensive coordinator
• Noel Mazzone, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
• Theron Aych, tight ends and inside receivers coach
• Andy Buh, outside linebackers coach
• Greg Burns, defensive backs coach
• Kyle DeVan, offensive line coach
• Stan Eggen, defensive line coach
• Taylor Mazzone, outside receivers coach
• AJ Steward, running backs coach

Arizona State

IN
OUT

• Derek Hagan, co-receivers coach (fired)
• Dave Christensen, offensive line coach (retired)

Arkansas
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IN

• Kenny Guiton, receivers coach (Colorado State, receivers coach)

OUT

• Justin Stepp, receivers coach (South Carolina, receivers coach)

Arkansas State
IN

• Butch Jones, head coach (Alabama, offensive analyst)
• Matt Limegrover, offensive line coach (Michigan, analyst)
• Steve Hauser, special teams coordinator (Iowa State, special teams assistant)
• Rob Harley, defensive coordinator (Pitt, linebackers coach)
• Ryan Aplin, running backs coach (Western Kentucky, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach)
• Andy Kwon, tight ends coach (Alabama, graduate assistant)
• Derrick Lett, receivers coach (Yale, running backs coach)
• Jon Shalala, linebackers coach (Mississippi State, quality control assistant)
• Dalton Hilliard, secondary coach (Tennessee-Martin, cornerbacks coach)

OUT

• Blake Anderson, head coach (Utah State, head coach)
• Desmond Lindsey, running backs coach (Southern Miss, receivers coach and passing game coordinator)
• Nick Paremski, safeties coach (Utah State, safeties coach)
• Kyle Cefalo, receivers coach (Utah State, receivers coach)

Auburn
IN

• Bryan Harsin, head coach (Boise State, head coach)
• Mike Bobo, offensive coordinator (South Carolina, offensive coordinator)
• Derek Mason, defensive coordinator (Vanderbilt, head coach)
• Will Friend, offensive line coach (South Carolina, offensive line coach)
• Brad Bedell, TBA (Boise State, offensive line coach and running game coordinator)
• Zac Etheridge, cornerbacks coach (Houston, cornerbacks coach)
• Jeff Schmedding, inside linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator (Boise State, defensive coordinator)

OUT

• Gus Malzahn, head coach (fired)
• Chad Morris, offensive coordinator (fired)
• Kevin Steele, defensive coordinator (fired)
• Wesley McGriff, defensive backs coach (Florida, defensive backs coach)
• Jack Bicknell, offensive line coach (fired)

Baylor
IN

• Jeff Grimes, offensive coordinator (BYU, offensive coordinator)
• Chansi Stuckey, receivers coach (Clemson, player development)
• Shawn Bell, quarterbacks coach (Baylor, tight ends coach)
• Eric Mateos, offensive line coach (BYU, offensive line coach)

OUT

• Larry Fedora, offensive coordinator (fired)
• Jorge Munoz, passing game coordinator (fired)
• Joe Wickline, offensive line coach (fired)
• Ryan Pugh, offensive line coach (fired after one day/Troy)

Boise State
IN

• Andy Avalos, head coach (Oregon, defensive coordinator)

OUT

• Bryan Harsin, head coach (Auburn, head coach)

BYU
IN

• Aaron Roderick, offensive coordinator (BYU, co-coordinator and QBs coach)
• Fesi Sitake, receivers coach and passing game coordinator (BYU, receivers coach)

OUT

• Jeff Grimes, offensive coordinator (Baylor, offensive coordinator)
• Eric Mateos, offensive line coach (Baylor, offensive line coach)

Cincinnati
IN
OUT

• Marcus Freeman, defensive coordinator (Notre Dame, defensive coordinator)

Colorado State
IN
OUT

• Kenny Guiton, receivers coach (Arkansas, receivers coach)

Duke
IN
OUT

• Chris Hampton, cornerbacks coach (Tulane, defensive coordinator)

Florida
IN

• Wesley McGriff, defensive backs coach (Auburn, defensive backs coach)

OUT

• Torrian Gray, cornerbacks coach (fired)
• Ron English, safeties coach (fired)

Florida Atlantic
IN
OUT

• Clint Trickett, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (fired)
• Jaron Fairman, special teams coordinator (fired)

Georgia Southern
IN

• Doug Ruse, offensive coordinator (Georgia Southern, tight ends coach)

OUT

• Bob DeBesse, offensive coordinator (fired)

Houston
IN
OUT

• Zac Etheridge, cornerbacks coach (Auburn, cornerbacks coach)

Illinois
IN

• Bret Bielema, head coach (New York Giants, outside linebackers coach)
• Ryan Walters, defensive coordinator (Missouri, defensive coordinator)
• Tony Petersen, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (Appalachian State, offensive coordinator)
• Bart Miller, offensive line coach (Wyoming, offensive line coach)

OUT

• Lovie Smith, head coach (fired)

Indiana
IN
OUT

• Kane Wommack, defensive coordinator (South Alabama, head coach)

Kansas
IN

• Lee Grimes, offensive line coach (Charlotte, offensive line coach)

OUTKent State
IN
OUT

• Will Windham, safeties coach (South Alabama, linebackers coach)

Kentucky
IN

• Liam Coen, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (Los Angeles Rams, assistant quarterbacks coach)
• Eric Wolford, offensive line coach (South Carolina, offensive line coach)
• Jemal Singleton, running backs coach and special teams coordinator (Cincinnati Bengals, running backs coach)

OUT

• Eddie Gran, offensive coordinator and running backs coach (fired)
• Darin Hinshaw, co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (fired)

Liberty
IN
OUT

• Corey Batoon, safeties coach (South Alabama, defensive coordinator)

Louisiana
IN
OUT

• Austin Armstrong, insider linebackers coach (Southern Miss, defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach)

Louisiana-Monroe
IN

• Terry Bowden, head coach (Clemson, graduate assistant)
• Rod McDowell, running backs coach (Clemson, player development assistant)

OUT

• Matt Viator, head coach (fired)

Louisville
IN
OUT

• Norval McKenzie, running backs coach (Vanderbilt, running backs coach)

LSU
IN

• Jake Peetz, offensive coordinator (Carolina Panthers, quarterbacks coach)
• DJ Mangas, passing game coordinator (Carolina Panthers, assistant)

OUT

• Bo Pelini, defensive coordinator (fired)
• Steve Ensminger, offensive coordinator (retired)
• Scott Linehan, passing game coordinator (Exploring NFL)
• Bill Johnson, defensive line coach (retired)
• Bill Busch, safeties coach (fired)

Marshall
IN


OUT

• Doc Holliday, head coach (fired)

Maryland
IN
OUT

• Scottie Montgomery, offensive coordinator (fired)

Memphis
IN

• Drew Svoboda, TBA (Rice, special teams coordinator)

OUT

• Pete Lembo, special teams coordinator (South Carolina, special teams and associate head coach)

Miami
IN

• Travaris Robinson, defensive backs coach (South Carolina, defensive coordinator)

OUT

• Ephraim Banda, co-defensive coordinator (Utah State, defensive coordinator)

Miami (Ohio)
IN
OUT

• George Barnett, offensive line coach (Tulane, offensive line coach)

Michigan
IN
OUT

• Don Brown, defensive coordinator (Arizona, defensive coordinator)
• Ben McDaniels, quarterbacks coach (fired)

Middle Tennessee
IN

• Brent Stockstill, receivers coach (South Florida, offensive quality control analyst)

OUT

• Tony Franklin, offensive coordinator (resigned)
• Austin Silvoy, receivers coach (Austin Peay, co-offensive coordinator)

North Texas
IN
OUT

• Clint Bowen, defensive coordinator (fired)

Northwestern
IN
OUT

• Mike Hankwitz, defensive coordinator (retired)

Notre Dame
IN

• Marcus Freeman, defensive coordinator (Cincinnati, defensive coordinator)

OUT

• Clark Lea, defensive coordinator (Vanderbilt, head coach)
• Terry Joseph, defensive backs coach (Texas, defensive backs coach)

Ole Miss
IN
OUT

• Deke Adams, defensive line coach (fired)
• Blake Gideon, special teams coordinator (Texas, TBA)

Oregon
 
IN
OUT

• Andy Avalos, defensive coordinator (Boise State, head coach)

Penn State
IN

• Mike Yurcich, offensive coordinator (Texas, offensive coordinator)

OUT

• Kirk Ciarrocca, offensive coordinator (fired)

Pitt
IN
OUT

• Rob Harley, linebackers coach (Arkansas State, defensive coordinator)

Purdue
IN
OUT

• Bob Diaco, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (fired)
• Greg Brown, defensive backs coach (fired)

South Alabama
IN 

• Kane Wommack, head coach (Indiana, defensive coordinator)
• Major Applewhite, offensive coordinator (Alabama, offensive analyst)
• Corey Batoon, defensive coordinator (Liberty, safeties coach)
• Will Windham, linebackers coach (Kent State, safeties coach)
• Gordon Steele, offensive line coach (Alabama, analyst)
• Rob Ezell, tight ends coach (Alabama, analyst)
• Earnest Hill, running backs coach (McGill-Toolen High, head coach)
• Dwike Wilson, cornerbacks coach (Indiana, director of player personnel)
• Landius Wilkerson, defensive line coach (Chattanooga, defensive line coach)

OUT

• Steve Campbell, head coach (fired)
• Mike Bangtson, offensive line coach
• Pete Bennett, receivers coach
• Harland Bower, defensive line coach
• Kenny Edenfield, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
• Larry Hart, outside linebackers coach
• Chad Huff, tight ends coach
• Josh Jones, cornerbacks coach
• Matt Kitchens, special teams coordinator and safeties coach
• Greg Stewart, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach
• Larry Warner, running backs coach

South Carolina
IN

• Shane Beamer, head coach (Oklahoma, tight ends coach)
• Will Friend, offensive line coach (Tennessee, offensive line coach)
• Pete Lembo, special teams and associate head coach (Memphis, special team coordinator)
• Erik Kimrey, tight ends coach (Hammond High School, head coach)
• Justin Stepp, receivers coach (Arkansas, receivers coach)
• Clayton White, defensive coordinator (Western Kentucky, defensive coordinator)

OUT

• Will Muschamp, head coach (fired)
• Eric Wolford, offensive line coach (Kentucky, offensive line coach)
• Travaris Robinson, defensive coordinator (Miami, defensive backs coach)

Southern Miss
IN

• Will Hall, head coach (Tulane, offensive coordinator)
• Austin Armstrong, defensive coordinator and inside linebackers (Louisiana, insider linebackers)
• Cody Kennedy, offensive line coach and running game coordinator (Tulane, offensive line coach)
• Cayden Cochran, tight ends coach (Emporia State, offensive coordinator)
• Desmond Lindsey, receivers coach and passing game coordinator (Arkansas State, running backs coach)
• Greg Meyer, special teams coordinator (Georgia, analyst)
• Dan O’Brien, safeties coach (Georgia, quality control)
• Mark Criner, outside linebackers (Tulane, analyst)
• Brandon Lacy, defensive line coach (Richmond, defensive line coach)
• Chad Williams, cornerbacks coach (Central Arkansas, defensive coordinator)
• Jordy Joseph, running backs coach (Tulane, analyst)
• Reed Stringer, assistant head coach (Southern Miss, tight ends coach)

OUT

• Jay Hopson, head coach (fired)
• Scotty Walden, co-offensive coordinator/interim head coach (Austin Peay, head coach)
• Tim Billings, interim head coach
• Matt Kubik, quarterbacks coach
• Tony Pecoraro, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach
• Chris Boone, defensive line coach
• Akeem Davis, running backs coach
• Ryan Stanchek, offensive line coach
• Cedric Thomas, defensive backs coach
• Kelvin Bolden, receivers coach
• Brandon Butcher, assistant defensive backs coach

Texas
IN

• Steve Sarkisian, head coach (Alabama, offensive coordinator)
• Blake Gideon, TBA (Ole Miss, special teams coordinator)
• Kyle Flood, offensive line coach (Alabama, offensive line coach)
• Terry Joseph, defensive backs coach (Notre Dame, defensive backs coach)

OUT

• Tom Herman, head coach (fired)
• Herb Hand, offensive line coach (fired)

TCU
IN
OUT

• Sonny Cumbie, offensive coordinator (Texas Tech, offensive coordinator)

Texas Tech
IN

• Sonny Cumbie, offensive coordinator (TCU, offensive coordinator)

OUT

• David Yost, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (fired)

Tulane
IN

• Chip Long, offensive coordinator (Tennessee, offensive analyst)
• George Barnett, offensive line coach (Miami of Ohio, offensive line coach)
• Chris Hampton, defensive coordinator (Duke, cornerbacks coach)

OUT

• Will Hall, offensive coordinator (Southern Miss, head coach)
• Jack Curtis, defensive coordinator (fired)
• Cody Kennedy, offensive line coach (Southern Miss, offensive line coach and running game coordinator)

UCF
IN

• Matt Merritt, running backs coach (James Madison, running backs)

OUT

• Anthony Tucker, co-offensive coordinator (Utah State, offensive coordinator)

USC
IN
OUT

• Tim Drevno, offensive line coach (fired)

Utah State
IN

• Blake Anderson, head coach (Arkansas State, head coach)
• Anthony Tucker, offensive coordinator (UCF, co-offensive coordinator)
• Kyle Cefalo, receivers coach and passing game coordinator (Arkansas State, receivers coach)
• Nick Paremski, outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator (Arkansas State, safeties coach)
• Chuck Keeton, running backs coach (Texas Tech, graduate assistant)
• DJ Tialavea, tight ends coach (Utah State, offensive graduate assistant)
• Al Lapuaho, defensive line coach (Utah State, strength graduate assistant)
• Micah James, offensive line coach (UMass, offensive line coach)
• Ephraim Banda, defensive coordinator (Miami, co-defensive coordinator)
• Mike Zuckerman, inside linebackers coach (Miami, analyst)

OUT

• Gary Andersen, head coach (fired)
• Frank Maile, co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach
• Stacy Collins, co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach
• Bodie Reeder, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
• Jason Phillips, receivers coach and passing game coordinator (Jackson State, offensive coordinator)
• Roc Bellantoni, special teams coordinator and tight ends coach
• Justin Ena, inside linebackers coach
• Bojay Filiimoeatu, outside linebackers coach
• Mark Orphey, secondary coach
• Dave Schramm, running backs coach
• TJ Woods, offensive line coach

UTEP
IN
OUT

• Mike Canales, offensive coordinator (fired)
• Mike Cox, defensive coordinator (fired)

Vanderbilt
IN

• Clark Lea, head coach (Notre Dame, defensive coordinator)
• Inoke Breckterfield, defensive line coach (Wisconsin, defensive line coach)
• Norval McKenzie, running backs coach (Louisville, running backs coach)

OUT

• Derek Mason, head coach (fired)

Western Kentucky
IN

• Zach Kittley, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (Houston Baptist, offensive coordinator)
• Donte Ellington, outside receivers coach (Abilene Christian, receivers coach)
• Carlos Locklyn, running backs coach (Florida State, high school relations director)

OUT

• Ryan Aplin, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach (Arkansas State, running backs coach)
• Clayton White, defensive coordinator (South Carolina, defensive coordinator)

Wisconsin
IN
OUT

• Inoke Breckterfield, defensive line coach (Vanderbilt, defensive line coach)

Wyoming
IN

• A.J. Blazek, offensive line coach (North Dakota State, offensive line coach)

OUT

• Bart Miller, offensive line coach and running game coordinator (Illinois, offensive line coach)

SOURCE: Marcello, Brandon. "College football coaching carousel." 247Sports.com, Updated 9 January 2021, https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/College-football-coaching-changes-list-hirings-firings-updates-158860940/#158860940_1