The coaching carousel hit overdrive on Wednesday with some of the biggest news to date, as former Georgia head coach Mark Richt is reportedly being hired, after just a few days on the market, by the Miami Hurricanes.
Mark Richt is going to Miami, and can he take Georgia’s 5-star QB commit with him?
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It seems like a real coup for The U, which had been interviewing former coaches and assistants like Butch Davis, Greg Schiano and Mario Cristobal. Richt won 145 games and two SEC titles in 14 seasons. He is a Miami alumnus and former Hurricanes quarterback, and has years of state experience as an assistant coach at Florida State.
The State of the U is understandably excited, as are potential recruits in South Florida. Meanwhile, Georgia fans are wondering what it could mean for their program, particularly five-star quarterback commit Jacob Eason, with whom Richt has a very close relationship.
Oklahoma made some major changes in this offseason to power itself to a Big 12 title, and Ian Boyd has a great breakdown right here.
The Piesman Trophy finalists are here, with three lineman feats coming to us from Miami, Michigan State and Southeast Louisiana.
In other coaching hire news, Maryland found its man in D.J. Durkin, Michigan's defensive coordinator, which is not what the Terps had in mind at first. As did Toledo, promoting from within to replace Matt Campbell with offensive coordinator Jason Candle.
Whither the Warriors? Matt Brown breaks down whether Hawaii dropping football is a real thing.
Will Muschamp continues to push for the South Carolina job, and is even trying to make it clear that he wants to put more of an emphasis on offense this time around.
You’re going to hear the name Jimmy Sexton a lot through all this. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach has an excellent profile of college football’s super agent.
As the carousel turns, make sure to stay on top of our coaching rumor tracker for the latest.
College football championship weekend looms! Get ready with Shutdown Fullcast!
The most interesting matchup of the weekend might be the ACC Championship between Clemson and North Carolina, which has the most chaotic implications for the playoffs.
On the SEC Championship front, Roll Bama Roll is breaking down the Florida offense.
In the Big Ten, Black Heart Gold Pants is looking back at previous national championship systems, and wondering how this year’s Iowa team would have fit in. Land Grant Holy Land is trying to figure out how the Buckeyes can hold on.
In the meantime, check out Bill Connelly’s trip to Los Angeles, which may be more of a college football town than you realize.
Dan Mullen interviewed at Miami (and elsewhere, again). Mississippi State fans shouldn’t be angry about this.
Mizzou fans: You still don’t have a coach, but please calm down. Same goes for Virginia fans, who thought they almost had Richt.
Reports out of Philadelphia suggest that despite the problems with the Eagles this season, Chip Kelly is not likely to return to the college game.
Somebody give The Duck a hug. It seems he's having some trouble letting go of Oregon's offensive coordinator.
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