A look at the annual coaching changes in college football
To date, there have been 31 announced coaching changes to be made before the 2013 college football season, including 16 from BCS AQ conferences. Here is a look at the updated coaching changes. This is updated as needed.
| School | Out | In |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | Bobby Petrino | Bret Bielema |
| Arkansas State | Gus Malzahn | Bryan Harsin |
| Auburn | Gene Chizik | Gus Malzahn |
| Boston College | Frank Spaziani | Steve Addazio |
| Cal | Jeff Tedford | Sonny Dykes |
| Cincinnati | Butch Jones | Tommy Tuberville |
| Colorado | Jon Embree | Mike MacIntyre |
| Florida International | Mario Cristobal | Ron Turner |
| Georgia State | Bill Curry | Trent Miles |
| Idaho | Robb Akey | Paul Petrino |
| Kent State | Darrell Hazell | Paul Hynes |
| Kentucky | Joker Phillips | Mark Stoops |
| Louisiana Tech | Sonny Dykes | Skip Holtz |
| Nevada | Chris Ault | Brian Polian |
| New Mexico State | DeWayne Walker | Doug Martin |
| North Carolina State | Tom O'Brien | Dave Doeren |
| Northern Illinois | Dave Doeren | Rod Carey |
| Oregon | Chip Kelly | Mark Helfrich |
| Purdue | Danny Hope | Darrell Hazell |
| San Jose State | Mike MacIntyre | Ron Caragher |
| South Florida | Skip Holtz | Willie Taggart |
| Southern Mississippi | Ellis Johnson | Todd Monken |
| Syracuse | Doug Marrone | Scott Shafer |
| Tennessee | Derek Dooley | Butch Jones |
| Temple | Steve Addazio | Matt Rhule |
| Texas Tech | Tommy Tuberville | Kliff Kingsbury |
| Utah State | Gary Andersen | Matt Wells |
| UTEP | Mike Price | Sean Kugler |
| Western Kentucky | Willie Taggart | Bobby Petrino |
| Western Michigan | Bill Cubit | P.J. Fleck |
| Wisconsin | Bret Bielema | Gary Andersen |
* = Interim head coach. Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino was fired prior to the start of the 2012 season and after we wrapped up our 2011-12 Coaching Carousel.
Coaching Carousel Timeline
- April 10, 2012 – Arkansas fires Bobby Petrino.
- April 23, 2012 – Arkansas hires Weber State head coach John L. Smith to short-term contract for 2012 season.
- October 21, 2012 – Idaho fires head coach Rob Akey. Offensive coordinator Jason Gesser named interim head coach.
- November 4, 2012 – Kentucky announces they will fire head coach Joker Phillips, who will coach the remainder of the regular season.
- November 17, 2012 – Western Michigan terminates contract of head coach Bill Cubit.
- November 18, 2012 – Tennessee announces Derek Dooley will not return and coach final game. Offensive coordinator Jim Chaney named interim head coach.
- November 19, 2012 – UTEP head coach Mike Price announces retirement
- November 20, 2012 – Cal releases head coach Jeff Tedford.
- November 24, 2012 – Arkansas announces they will not bring back John L. Smith.
- November 25, 2012 – North Carolina State relieves Tom O’Brien os duties. Offensive coordinator Dana Bible named interim head coach.
- November 25, 2012 – Auburn dismisses Gene Chizik.
- November 25, 2012 – Purdue dismisses Danny Hope. Wide receivers coach Patrick Higgins named interim head coach.
- November 25, 2012 – Boston College announces Frank Spaziano will not return.
- November 25, 2012 – CBSSports.com reports Colorado has dismissed Jon Embree.
- November 26, 2012 – Southern Mississippi dismisses Ellis Johnson.
- November 26, 2012 – Kentucky hires Florida State defensive coordinator Mark Stoops as head coach.
- December 1, 2012 – Georgia State hires Indana State head coach Trent Miles.
- December 1, 2012 – North Carolina State hires Northern Illinois head coach Dave Doeren.
- December 2, 2012 – Northern Illinois promotes offensive coordinator Rod Carey to head coach.
- December 3, 2012 – Idaho hires Arkansas offensive coordinator Paul Petrino.
- December 4, 2012 – Arkansas hires Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema.
- December 4, 2012 – Auburn hires Arkansas State head coach Gus Malzahn.
- December 4, 2012 – Boston College hires Temple head coach Steve Addazio.
- December 4, 2012 – South Florida fies Skip Holtz.
- December 5, 2012 - Purdue hires Kent State head coach Darrell Hazell.
- December 5, 2012 – Florida International fires Mario Cristobal.
- December 5, 2012 – Cal hires Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Dykes.
- December 7, 2012 – Tennessee hires Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones.
- December 7, 2012 – South Florida hires Western Kentucky head coach Willie Taggart.
- December 8, 2012 – Cincinnati hires Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville.
- December 10, 2012 – Colorado hires San Jose State head coach Mike MacIntyre.
- December 10, 2012 – Western Kentucky hires Bobby Petrino.
- December 10, 2012 – UTEP hires Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Sean Kugler.
- December 11, 2012 – Southern Mississippi hires Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Todd Monken.
- December 12, 2012 – Arkansas State hires Texas co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin.
- December 12, 2012 – Texas Tech hires Texas A&M offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
- December 13, 2012 – Louisiana Tech hires former South Florida head coach Skip Holtz.
- December 15, 2012 – Temple hires New York Giants offensive line coach Matt Rhule.
- December 17, 2012 – San Jose State hires San Diego head coach Ron Caragher.
- December 17, 2012 – Western Michigan hires Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receivers coach P.J. Fleck.
- December 17, 2012 – Kent State hires former Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Hynes.
- December 18, 2012 – Wisconsin hires Utah State head coach Gary Andersen.
- December 20, 2012 – Utah State promotes offensive coordinator Matt Wells to head coach.
- December 28, 2012 – Nevada head coach Chris Ault resigns.
- January 4, 2013 – Florida International hires Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback coach Ron Turner.
- January 6, 2013 – Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone hired by the Buffalo Bills.
- January 7, 2013 - Nevada hires Texas A&M assistant coach Brian Polian.
- January 9, 2013 - Syracuse hires defensive coordinator Scott Shafer to be head coach.
- January 16, 2013 - Oregon’s Chip Kelly hired by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- January 20, 2013 – Oregon names offensive coordinator Mark Helfrich head coach.
- January 24, 2013 – New Mexico State head coach DeWayne Walker hired by Jacksonville Jaguars.
- February 1, 2013 – New Mexico State names interim head coach Doug Martin head coach.
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