Why It Might Work: It would be something of a coup to nab one of the hottest commodities in coaching right now. The decline in his fourth season was truly stunning. FCS champion coaches havent always done great with the jump to FBS, and Bohls time at Wyoming isnt anything to write home about (other than a certain quarterback). This group of coaches will be great representatives of the University of Nebraska and are ready to play a key role in building our program, Rhule said. The timing of Scott Frosts firing three games in gives him a head start over everyone else in the coaching carousel cycle, and its still extremely early. So putting him in that position as the full-time Nebraska head coach, barring an Ed Orgeron-like interim season, would be a total crapshoot. Hes a Youngstown State grad and famously served as Mark Dantonios aggressive DC at Michigan State. He's 45 and very much seems primed for a jump. He certainly proved capable as head-coaching material, in the right situation. He will have many suitors. Fine, lets talk about it. He severely clashed with the athletic department and school officials, who were apparently looking for a reason to get rid of him. Theres a reason it isnt in vogue anymore. And even though hes now saddled with one of college footballs toughest projects at Kansas, many believe he has the Jayhawks headed in the right direction. The former head coach at Indiana, hes now Ohio States offensive coordinator, and doing an excellent job there. Advertise; Shop; The Essentialsarrow_drop_down. Then he got booted for off-the-field allegations from his time at LSU. An accomplished recruiter with strong East Coast connections, Barthel has previous experience on Rhules staffs with the Carolina Panthers and at Temple. Early on in the college football season, Nebraska became the first Power 5 team of the year to find themselves looking for a new head coach after firing Scott Frost. In his most recent stop at South Carolina, Satterfield served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and helped the Gamecocks to a pair of bowl games. Hes not wowing you unless you live in Ypsilanti. His heyday at North Dakota State is tough to overlook, and his ties to Nebraska are very appealing. A solid resume for a Big Ten coaching candidate. NC States current head coach was formerly Wisconsins DC and crashed the BCS party in his second year as a head coach at Northern Illinois in 2012, when they went 12-2. Taylor is now the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL and brought them all the way to the Super Bowl, before losing to the Rams. This FanPost created by a registered user of Corn Nation. 3. Bring him in, allow him to restore some semblance of competitiveness, and then when he retires (in 5 to 7 years), go after the elite guy. He might be all flash. You probably have an opinion on this person. At the very least, like Jon Gruden, he knows the kind of player that the NFL prefers. Going 8-5 at KSU is apparently the equivalent of going 11-1 to some, and the record from NDSU predictably makes people salivate. Call (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelpline.ma.org (MA), Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). He has a respectable head coaching record overall at 87-53. Hes had other stops including LSU and is now the OC for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He already knows the Big Ten and will likely be more prepared on what to expect given his time at Wisconsin. He got all that and then some at USF, and good lord, what a disaster. Closing Comment: I was big on Charlie Strong and thought hed kick butt at Texas. Why It Might Work: Its not easy to beat Nick Saban, but Malzahn is one of the few people to do itmultiple times. We know who he is. And to be fair, though there is potential, his head coaching tenures with both the Nittany Lions and the Texans were not exactly spectacular. The coaching carousel is always fun. Klieman went 69-6 with the Bison and was hired by Kansas State in Dec 2018. Husker fans might be wary because Stoops appears to be a blend of Mike Riley and Bo Pelini, but somehow hes made it work in Lexington. The general thinking is if he can go to a conference championship with practically nothing at Iowa State, imagine what he could do at Nebraska. Nebraska coaching search: What I'm hearing about candidates, Trev Yes, fresh faces do seem to be chosen often over known entities, but given the state of Nebraskas program, they would probably be better suited to pursue at least a former head coach. Oh, look, another former North Dakota State head coach. Nebraska fired coach Scott Frost on Sept. 11 after a 1-2 start to the season and are in the market for a new face of the program. The Wisconsin stint in particular gives him Big Ten cred. Why It Might Not: The Huskers have had mixed results with first time head coaches who needed to learn the job on the fly. Scott Frost has been fired. Nebraska football head coach candidates. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. This is another Ohio guy who likes being close to that area. Arandas second season as a head coach was a surprise breakout, where the Bears won 12 games and upset Oklahoma State in the conference championship. Hes generally seen as past his prime, and despite his Midwest (i.e. Matt. What would he do with the offensive players recruited to a drastically different system? Seems entrenched in Texas. Just imagine the press conferences. RE-RANK:There are four new top 10 teams in the NCAA Re-Rank 1-131, HIGHS AND LOWSs:Winners and losers from Week 2 in college football, UNDER RADAR:USC's domination, Michigan QB race leadthings you missed, MISERY INDEX:Jimbo Fisher continues to rob Texas A&M in broad daylight. Nebraska football coaching hot board: 21 candidates for the job Jimmy Watkins , Evan Bland , Sam McKewon , Luke Mullin Sep 12, 2022 Updated Sep 26, 2022 0 The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. Closing Comment: This would be intriguing but Taggarts status and resume isnt as hot as it was seven years ago. At the end of each candidate I include a Closing Comment, which is basically my personal take on what I think of the candidate. An understated, under-the-radar coach who seems to do more with less? KSU hasnt had a breakthrough season yet. Hes an Ohio guy who loves Ohio. Mostly known in Big Ten country for his three years at Michigan, Rich Rodriguez has actually been a head coach for a really long time and has a, shall we say, eclectic list of stops. Almost all of his coaching career has been in the state of Ohio. Nebraska Coaching Search: Four candidates rumored for head coach job These are high-energy men with great passion for coaching and teaching, who have a history of developing outstanding college players and preparing them for the next level. No doubt youre going to disagree with some of these. It would be fascinating, though. You may think Nebraska needs to hire him immediately, or you may think that Nebraska should not touch him with a ten thousand foot pole. Auburn is not an easy place to win but Malzahn might be itching to get back into the SEC like Lane Kiffin before him. It also worked out pretty well the last time the Huskers hired a Buckeye. Unflashy and reserved, Doeren's personality would fit the ethos of Nebraska. As anoff-field Nebraska assistant in the early 2000s, he understands the program, the expectations and, importantly, the disadvantages that come with the position. Creightons a lot younger but it might be tough to shake off the similarities. Herman could be primed for a redemption. He didnt, but a lot of that was because he didnt have internal support. Now he doesnt seem to have the ambition to go after a big job with big expectations. He might be better served as a coordinator. Bringing that energy to Lincoln could make the Huskers a very dangerous program. Closing Comment: This is who you hire if you want championships. It would all but confirm that Nebraska is interested primarily in giving the reins to former Huskers. He may have bitten off more than he could chew with the FSU job, but he was also succeeding Jimbo Fisher, one of the programs most successful coaches. He also has head coaching experience from FCS Fordham and Mississippi State. Turner Gill, also a Black former Nebraska assistant and quarterback under Osborne, was a finalist for the Cornhuskers job that went to Bo Pelini in 2007. Closing Comment: He seems due for a second stint as a head coach, and hes as good as any top coordinator candidate. A More Extensive Breakdown of Nebraska Coaching Candidates Chadwell followed it up by posting another 11-win season in 2021. From Ottawa (KS) to Wabash (IN) to Drake (IA) and now EMU, Creighton has literally been around the Midwest. Why It Might Not: Its Jon Gruden. Florida Atlantics head coach has seen an up-and-down career where he was once considered one of the hottest commodities in college football. His recent playing experience provides Knighton the expertise to teach and develop at one of the sports most demanding positions. While his teams arent on Clemsons level in terms of talent, they are always competitive. Why It Might Not: The USF flop is a huge concern. Why It Might Not: His stops at East Tennessee State, Delta State (Mississippi), and the Charleston-Greenville schools put him firmly in a region of the country far from Nebraska, so he lacks regional ties. Why It Might Not: Did Campbell peak in 2020? He knows exactly the caliber of players the NFL wants, and flashing a Super Bowl ring might be enticing to recruits, too. The Gophers have no business being this good, and it is still mind-boggling how Fleck fell into their lap. He was BYU's head coach from 2005 to 2015, going 99-43, and so it was a surprise when he left that job for a flailing Virginia program, which he promptly turned around and had them going to bowl games. He also refuses to wear red. After taking over the sturdy foundation built by Jerry Kill, P.J. Hes the current head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. It would be like bringing in a far less successful Dabo Swinney. Cincinnati is going to the Big 12 soon. A program at the level of Nebraska seems above his competency, and at his age hed be seen as nothing more than a bridge coach. Closing Comment: Its a huge if whether he leaves an NFL coaching gig in his prime when the Bengals have finally achieved liftoff. Fresh off an overtime win at West Virginia that leaves Kansas at 2-0 for the first time since 2011, Leipold has quickly reversed the Jayhawks' losing ways and placed the program on an upward trajectory for the first time in over a decade. Iowa States 2021 season, where they started ranked No. When he was there, he managed to recruit some NFL talentnot easy to do, given the football programs history and Indianas reputation as a basketball school. He was doing well at Arizona until off-the-field allegations made them show him the door. Then he went to Kansas and did the same as every coach who went to Kansas after Mark Mangino. But they also end there. He's a grinder who revels in the foundation-setting portion of a coach's tenure and would embrace the task of digging Nebraska out from the depths of recent embarrassment. But more important than nostalgia is how disciplined his teams are. Closing Comment: All the places hes led seem to have unbreakable, hard ceilings and are traditionally basement dwellers. He served as Marylands interim coach after they fired DJ Durkin. Could that be the recipe? Instead he kept the team competitive when it could have easily imploded. Does Nebraska really want to take a chance on someone with that kind of baggage? His unique motion-heavy style is sometimes difficult for quarterbacks to grasp, and there were times, as with all OCs, where the play-calling was suspect. Why It Might Not: Obligatory NDSU caveats. A similar implosion if he were to come to Lincoln cant be ruled out. on Sep 19, 2022, 8:38am CDT Chadwell racked up numerous Coach of the Year Honors for the job he's done recently. Some people are pounding the table for this guy, but to me, this is a fairly un-sexy pick. Hes the former head coach of the Florida Gators and, before that, the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Head Coach Jobs, Employment in Nebraska | Indeed.com Closing Comment: Mickey Joseph would no doubt excite some Husker fans, and while I do get the argument for his upside, hes now 54 without a major head coaching gig. The 53-year-old assistant played QB at Nebraska from 1988 to 1991 under Tom Osborne, starting in 1990 for a nine-win team. This guy has been around. Mickey Joseph, Nebraska Interim Coach . Thanks to his time as an assistant at Navy and Paul Johnsons Georgia Tech, he is also one of the most well-versed coaches in the triple-optionone of the toughest schemes to prepare for. Why It Might Not: A longtime coordinator who turned heads with a special season in year two as a head coach, including a Sugar Bowl win over an SEC opponent? Regionally, itd be a good fit. Ed Foley has more than three decades of coaching experience and brings a diverse and robust resume to Nebraska. Why It Might Work: Taggart did well at a place with low expectations. Well, it may surprise you to learn that Matt Entz has a Masters Degree in Education from Wayne State College in Nebraska. Why It Might Not: Taggart was presumably given every help and benefit at Florida State and his failure there was not just the result of impatient boosters. On the other hand, Klieman has already led the Wildcats through the early transition period and seems to have this year's team destined for a Top 25 finish. Why It Might Not: It looks a lot like Mike Riley, doesnt it? That kind of price tag in hindsight is laughable. His time in Ann Arbor was one catastrophe after another, and the mistakes he made set the program back significantly. This is probably the name every sports writer and your mom is going to mention for Nebraska or any major head coaching vacancy, because Matt Campbell seems to be the up-and-coming head coach du jour. And, surprisingly, even after two head coaching jobs, it still feels to some like his potential remains untapped. Closing Comment: A perhaps-soon-to-be-former NFL coach whos done very well in college seems like a good choice on paper. Because Air Force is not exactly a headline-grabber in college football, some may find hiring Calhoun to be underwhelming and head-scratching. Former Husker standout Joseph might get consideration. And if he does, would he stick around? He struggled (to put it mildly) to develop a quarterback. Barthel assisted with the running backs in Carolina, while also working in the player personnel department. How would he fit? He recruits well and has proven himself as a head coach at a Power 5 program. While Nebraska can almost certainly land him, it would become a much easier sell for Alberts and the athletics department if the Jayhawks can stay hot and make a run at bowl eligibility. 12 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and in the mix for the most successful season in program history. Why It Might Not: Its a roller coaster ride with Fleck. Closing Comment: As far as fall-back options go, this isnt bad. Aranda probably wont be coming into the Big Ten with the same level of naive arrogance, shooting off his mouth about how the conference should adjust to him. Why It Might Work: He has head coaching experience from his time at Indiana and is at least familiar with the challenges of running a Big Ten program. Nebraska truths or myths: Mickey Joseph a legit candidate? 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He also appears to be one of the better assistant coaches in Lincoln. At both places he was ultimately a disappointment. Gill went on to become head coach at . Fickell famously turned down Michigan State to stay at Cincinnati, where he has pilfered their best recruit targets over the last half-decade. Hes never been a head coach but Johnsons acumen as an assistant makes him someone likely to get an offer soon. Trev Alberts now has to embark on the long process of finding his replacement. Although Mullen may have gotten fired in a profession with brutal expectations, there may have been problems underneath the surface. He was a part of the Minnesota breakthrough in 2016 that set the runway for P.J. If Nebraska is facing rejection from experienced candidateswhich itself would be alarmingthis is a solid emergency option, assuming he takes the call. He has decent ties to the state and the Midwest which make him familiar with the local recruiting grounds. He regularly punches above his weight and has out-schemed and out-coached Nebraska on multiple occasions. A steady decline in play resulted in losses piling up and he got the boot. Hes probably not going to win immediately, and how many more struggling seasons can Husker fans take? ESPN first reported and The World-Herald confirmed that the Huskers are bringing in Evan Cooper, most recently the cornerbacks coach with the NFL's Carolina Panthers and someone who has worked with Rhule . After 15 seasons, Calhoun has yet to win the Mountain West. Who will replace Scott Frost at Nebraska? Here are 10 candidates He retired suddenly after a disappointing 8-5 record in 2019 and hasnt sought any coaching opportunities since. Why It Might Work: It only took Urban Meyer two seasons to coach Utah to an undefeated season. Id be over the moon if Nebraska hired him. He closed his tenure in Columbia by helping South Carolina to back-to-back wins over top-10 opponents Tennessee and Clemson. Barring a stunning breakthrough this season, hes just about reached the end of his rope and is likely to return to the field of college coaching. Like the last name on this list, however, for Doeren to choose the Cornhuskers would require that he toss aside a long building process and forego ownership of a program covered from top to bottom with his fingerprints. His head coaching record is an impressive 87-42, but that wasnt enough to satisfy championship-hungry Auburn boosters. Closing Comment: You cant deny that youd be at least a little excited by this. Closing Comment: This is a classic swing-for-the-fences, boom-or-bust type. He is obsessed with winning and is known for relentless coaching, sometimes to unhealthy levels. Hes now being talked about for bigger jobs, but was he a one-hit wonder? Other FBS programs have gone after FCS champion coaches and the hit rate is usually low. His final year at Texas saw a massive recruiting drop, including reports that his own players were actively sabotaging visits. He fell behind at LSU and seemed to coast on his championship laurels. Evan Cooper played at Temple when Matt Rhule was an assistant coach, and Cooper has served on Rhules coaching staff for the past decade. He also beat Michigan in the Alamo Bowl. Herman quietly served as an analyst for the Chicago Bears last year and is now looking for a job. The 58-year-old coach has deep roots in the state of Nebraska as a former analyst at Nebraska-Omaha and assistant under Frank Solich with the Huskers. Previously he was a coordinator at Oklahoma, where he also did well. Few active coaches on any level have been as successful as Klieman, who took home four Championship Subdivision national championships in five years at North Dakota State and has won eight games in his two non-COVID seasons with the Wildcats. He might not want to take the risk himself. How would the fan base react? You cant find a more aggressive, out-of-his-mind competitor beyond him other than possibly Jim Harbaugh. Herm Edwards out at Arizona State - Top football coaching candidates to Creighton has taken his programs as far as they realistically could go, so he could be worth a look. Obviously he wasnt ready for the big job in Austin, but maybe Nebraska might be a better fit. So Ive compiled an exhaustive list below of virtually every coaching candidate I think Nebraska could pursue. If youre looking for consistency, this might not be the best choice. But isnt that what Nebraska tried with Mike Riley? I may do a follow up article as the year goes on. Maybe he could be worth considering, but rest assured there would be a lot of skeptics. He tried his hand in the NFL with Jacksonville and face-planted so hardexacerbated by a truly staggering amount of off-the-field dramathat the owner fired him before he could even complete his first season. North Carolina or South Carolina (or even Clemson?) Johnsons lack of experience in that area means every aspect of how hed run the program would be unknown until we see it. He might be better suited for a rebuild situation where he has time to work out the kinks. It could be a tough sell. Why It Might Work: Rodriguez created the quintessential Cinderella program at West Virginia, where he would probably still be coaching today had he not taken Michigans offer and left so controversially. Hes currently "coaching" the Dallas/Arlington Renegades in the XFL, a relatively low-profile job. Monken is the current head coach at Army, a notoriously difficult place to recruit D-1 competitive athletes. He brings 24 years of experience to the Nebraska staff, including six seasons working for Rhule at Temple, Baylor, and the Carolina Panthers. He appears more ready for a jump to a mid-major. One wild card in there, Matt Rhule in the NFL on the hot seat with the Carolina Panthers." Feldman believes Campbell, Leipold, and Chadwell are the leading Nebraska football head coaching. Why It Might Work: Theres no doubt in Bohls ability to coach and win. Why It Might Work: Hes 42 and is clearly seen as one of college football up-and-comers, as Campbell was before him. There is some question whether he has the temperament to lead a program. The headlines would be juicy. He might be just the thing for a program weary of misses and failed press conferences. Hes been doing well at Toledo for seven years. Nebraska Football: Coaching Candidates to Replace Scott Frost See terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Four Husker football assistant coaches fired, effective immediately - KOLN Theres a pretty big crop of them right now and Nebraska should definitely exhaust all options there before looking at coordinators whove never been a head coach. The state of Colorado isnt that far from Nebraska. Why It Might Not: Moorhead might be wary of leading a big-time college football program after what happened at Mississippi State. While his program has yet to reach the level of Georgia or Alabama, hes built them to be competitive in the SEC, which is saying a lot, since Kentucky is generally considered a basketball school. There would be cultural nuances that would take some adjusting to from both sides, but that would quickly fall by the wayside if he started winning. His record as a head coach is simply too good to ignore. The guy who led his offense, Barry Lunney, left to be the OC at Illinois. Closing Comment: Like Matt Campbell, Fickell chose not to take any bigger job opportunities. In 2019, Coopers defensive backfield at Baylor helped the Bears rank fifth nationally in interceptions and 18th in pass efficiency defense. Since Nebraska is going into the bye week, I figured I might as well wait until after all the post-game articles before posting this. Originally from the Midwest and an assistant at Kansas and Wisconsin before being named the head coach at Northern Illinois, he would understand the landscape in the Big Ten but would need to . And unlike Frost, he has no Nebraska ties to save him if he starts losing early. A competent athletic dept. He's posted seven winning records in his nine full seasons and done a very nice job developing quarterbacks and edge rushers, two positions where Nebraska has missed far more often than not for more than a decade. Hes defensive minded and knows college footballs most fertile recruiting grounds. Coaches have gone to different regions and have done wellNick Saban was a consummate Midwest guy before LSUbut I have a hard time seeing Muschamp and Nebraska finding their way to each other. Chris Klieman. Also, could Nebraska convince him to leave Baylor? Gambling Problem? Report: Nebraska Has Three Leading Candidates for Next Coach Why It Might Not: The pressure he felt at Boise was nothing compared to Washingtonwhich is not even one of college footballs biggest blue bloodsand it clearly weighed on him. Lindsey is the second on-field assistant coach to leave this offseason, with other coach being former offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, who took the same job at Nebraska this past November. Kentucky had no expectations when they hired him. While he's in a good spot with very solid job security, the Nebraska job ranks higher on the Power Five ladder. South Carolina Football Could Pursue Multiple Candidates In Light Of He also occasionally does TV analyst work for Fox Sports, and he stepped in to coach the Sooners for a bowl game when Lincoln Riley bolted for USC. Why It Might Work: A lot of people attribute Tom Osbornes success to his degrees in educational psychology. He's now in his fourth year, and the Wildcats . He has steadily turned NC State, one of the ACCs most lowly also-rans, into an ascending program. He built USF into a serious challenger despite its perennial underdog status. Ah, yes. Then he spent a season at Oregon before bolting for the "Dream Job" at Florida State, where he barely lasted two years. Why It Might Not: At 64, Bohl is definitely on the tail end of his coaching career, and it might be asking a lot for the guy to completely rebuild his alma mater into something respectable. If fans could get over the personality hang-ups, this might be the answer. Lets start with why he flopped at Michiganhis defense and special teams. Nov 15, 2022. Klieman appears to lack key knowledge of the Big Ten, and the Big 12 isnt great to prepare you for that. Youre going to hear a lot of names. Narduzzi seems comfortable where he is and it would take a hefty offer to make him pack his bags for Lincoln. He got national attention in 2020 when he led Iowa State to its first division crown, including an upset of Oklahoma in the regular season (although they later lost the rematch in the Big 12 championship). Why It Might Work: Monkens teams practice great fundamentals and rarely if ever beat themselves, which would be a welcome change from the Scott Frost era.
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