Tuesday December 15, 2020
Azusa Pacific (D-II - CA): Unfortunate news to share, as sources tell FootballScoop APU plans to shutter its football program.
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Tom Herman: Confronted with a report that Tom Herman engaged South Carolina in discussions before Shane Beamer was hired....Mrs. Herman went public.
Highest Paid Position Group: What Power Five position group is currently the highest paid in college football?
Notre Dame: Newly named Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea will stay with the Irish through the end of their season.
Coaching Salaries: The 2020 edition of USA Today's assistant salary database is out.
Southern Miss: The program has announced the additions of Louisiana-Lafayette inside linebackers coach Austin Armstrong (DC / ILBs), former Seattle Dragons (XFL) linebackers coach Mark Criner (OLBs), Richmond (FCS - VA) defensive line coach Brandon Lacy (DL), and Central Arkansas (FCS) defensive coordinator Chad Williams (corners).
Arkansas State: Western Kentucky co-offensive coordinator Ryan Aplin is expected to become the new running backs coach at A-State, according to multiple reports. Aplin was a decorated quarterback for the Red Wolves, earning Sun Belt Player of the Year honors twice during his playing days.
Detroit Lions: Chris Spielman is leaving Fox to join the Lions front office.
Auburn: The school is using Parker Executive Search Firm in their process to find the new head coach, Auburn Gold Mine tweets.
Broyles Award: The award going to the top coach in college football has named their 15 finalists.
Kentucky: Mark Stoops has found his new offensive coordinator, per source.Update: Kentucky has now announced the hire. Coen will join the Kentucky staff once the Rams' season is over.
Found: We found the ugliest rivalry trophy in college football (and it's not The Land Grant Trophy).
Frisco Bowl: The Frisco Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled due to virus issues at SMU. UTSA will now play in the First Responder Bowl on Dec. 26.
FBS Staff Tracker: The 2020-21 FBS Staff Tracker page is up and running.
Mario Cristobal: Mario addressed the situation with Auburn…and Oregon last night.
Bluefield State (D-II - WV): David Blake has joined the staff as defensive coordinator / linebackers coach. Blake most recently served as a player personnel analyst at Auburn.
North American University (NAIA - TX): North American University is currently playing an independent schedule Fall 2021 and plans to join the NAIA in 2022. We currently have openings. We will consider all games. We wouldn't mind hosting and we are also open to traveling if is regional. If interested, please contact Kenneth Apande at kapande@na.edu
Lane Kiffin: Asked about the Auburn opening, Lane Kiffin had some fun quoting Nick Saban.
Wheeling (D-II - WV): Nemo Washington has been named the program's new offensive coordinator.
Northwestern: Longtime defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz plans to retire at the end of the year after 51 seasons as a college coach, according to a report.
Fan Controlled Football League: The Fan Controlled Football (FCF), a new professional football league launching in January 2021 is searching for a video/coaching intern for the upcoming season. This position will entail coordinating all of the video operations for practice and games. The selected candidate will manage all of the practice and game film needs for the league. This position will provide the selected candidate with great experience working with a veteran coaching staff with decades of professional and major college coaching experience. The position will run from January 8th 2021 - March 25th 2021 and will pay $2,500 total for the season. The candidate will have all meals provided and will have housing provided at the league hotel and will have their own private room. To be considered for this position please email your resume to the FCF Director of Coaching, Shawn Liotta at CoachLiotta@fanchi.se. For more information on the league visit this link.
Mike Leach: In a career full of some pretty epic rants, Mike Leach’s rant today about the trials of the 2020 season due to COVID ranks up there among the best of them – “We’ve created one of the most joyless seasons on earth. Hopefully we never repeat it.”
Vanderbilt: The deal is in place. Clark Lea is the new head coach at Vanderbilt.
Art Briles: Art Briles has resigned from his job as head coach at Mount Vernon (TX).
New Coaching Changes Page: Keep track of all the 2020-21 NFL and College head coaching movement here.