Penn State fired head coach James Franklin midway through his 12th season on October 12 creating the rare opening for leading the Nittany Lions.
Here are the schools that have fired their coaches, who has replaced their coach, and what may be in limbo.
Closed Jobs:
LSU:
New Head Coach: Lane Kiffin
Previous Head Coach: Brian Kelly
Florida:
New Head Coach: Jon Sumrall
Previous Head Coach: Billy Napier
Auburn:
New Head Coach: Alex Golesh
Previous Head Coach: Hugh Freeze
Virginia Tech:
New Head Coach: James Franklin
Previous Head Coach: Brent Pry
Arkansas:
New Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield
Previous Head Coach: Sam Pittman
Oklahoma State:
New Head Coach: Eric Morris
Previous Head Coach: Mike Gundy
Stanford:
New Head Coach: Tavita Pritchard
Previous Head Coach: Troy Taylor
Oregon State:
New Head Coach: JaMarcus Shephard
Previous Head Coach: Trent Bray
Colorado State:
New Head Coach: Jim Mora Jr.
Previous Head Coach: Jay Norvell
Kent State:
New Head Coach: Mark Carney
Previous Head Coach: Kenni Burns
Ole Miss:
New Head Coach: Pete Golding
Previous Head Coach: Lane Kiffin
Michigan State:
New Head Coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Previous Head Coach: Jonathan Smith
UCLA:
New Head Coach: Bob Chesney
Previous Head Coach: DeShaun Foster
Kentucky:
New Head Coach: Will Stein
Previous Head Coach: Mark Stoops
James Madison:
New Head Coach: Billy Napier
Previous Head Coach: Bob Chesney
USF:
New Head Coach: Brian Hartline
Previous Head Coach: Alex Golesh
North Texas:
New Head Coach: Neal Brown
Previous Head Coach: Eric Morris
Cal:
New Head Coach: Tosh Lupoi
Previous Head Coach: Justin Wilcox
Open Jobs:
Penn State:
Previous Head Coach: James Franklin
Tulane:
Previous Head Coach: Jon Sumrall
Memphis:
Previous Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield
UConn:
Previous Head Coach: Jim Mora Jr.
UAB:
Previous Head Coach: Trent Dilfer
