This season’s college football coaching carousel is moving at a rapid pace. Programs all over the nation have wasted little time making big moves at the head coaching position. The number of coaching changes in the sport is at an all-time high.
TCU’s Sonny Dykes and USC’s Lincoln Riley are prime examples of how hiring the right coach can turn the team around in a heartbeat.
Two Big Ten schools made splash hires as Nebraska landed former Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule and Wisconsin stole Luke Fickell from Cincinnati.
Auburn decided on Liberty coach Hugh Freeze after some rumored flirtations with Lane Kiffin.
Perhaps the most significant coaching hire came from Colorado as the Buffalos hired Deion Sanders from Jackson State. His presence immediately brings Colorado into the national spotlight and a major player for elite talent.
Take a look at some of the winners and losers of this year’s coaching cycle thus far.