Some of the recent changes in the coaching carousel have been somewhat of a surprise. There were not many pundits that expected former Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville to leave for Cincinnati at the same position.
He was asked what his initial reaction was to the phone call from Cincinnati athletic director Whit Babcock.
He was asked what his initial reaction was to the phone call from Cincinnati athletic director Whit Babcock.
Tuberville said, "You can tell I’m not from the state of Ohio with my accent, but I’m learning. It can be very quick... I had a great home. Lubbock, Texas and the people of west Texas are great people; they love football. Our football team played hard. Our staff did a great job of coaching. But there was something when Whit called that I thought, ‘You know, let me think about this.'" (gobearcats.com)
After fired at Arkansas due to a scandal and spending a season off, Bobby Petrino has made his way back into college football as a head coach for Western Kentucky. Petrino was too risky for a hire at top tier programs, but a good grab for a Sun Belt team. If he does have success early on for the Hilltoppers, expect Bobby to roll out of Bowling Green, KY to either the SEC or another high caliber opening.
"I have basically spent the last eight months working with my family, trying to make things right with my wife Becky and with my children," Petrino said. "We've been in counseling and I have learned a lot about myself. I'm really excited about this opportunity. I didn't know if I would get it or if I wouldn't." (USA Today)
Check out the list of the coaches carousel below with links to reports.
Coaches OutArkansas, John L. Smith Reassigned Arkansas State, Gus Malzahn New School Auburn, Gene Chizik Fired Boston College, Frank Spaziani Fired California, Jeff Tedford Fired Cincinnati, Butch Jones New School Colorado, Jon Embree Fired FIU, Mario Cristobal Fired Georgia State, Bill Curry Retired Idaho, Robb Akey Fired Kentucky, Joker Phillips Fired Louisiana Tech, Sonny Dykes New School North Carolina State, Tom O'Brien Fired Northern Illinois, Dave Doeren New School Purdue, Danny Hope Fired South Florida, Skip Holtz Fired Southern Mississippi, Ellis Johnson Fired Temple, Steve Addazio New School Tennessee, Derek Dooley Fired Texas Tech, Tommy Tubberville New School UTEP, Mike Price Retired Western Kentucky, Will Taggart New School Western Michigan, Bill Cubit Fired Wisconsin, Bret Bielema New School | Coaches InArkansas, Bret Bielema Arkansas State, Bryan Harsin Auburn, Gus Malzahn Boston College, Steve Addazio California, Sonny Dykes Cincinnati, Tommy Tuberville Colorado, Mike MacIntyre Idaho, Paul Petrino Kentucky, Mark Stoops North Carolina State, Dave Doeren Northern Illinois, Rod Carey Purdue, Darrell Hazell South Florida, Willie Taggart Southern Miss, Todd Monken Tennessee, Butch Jones Texas Tech, Kliff Kingsbury Western Kentucky, Bobby Petrino |
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