Georgia’s Glenn Schumann leads 2024 college football coordinators poised to emerge as head coaching candidates

Of the 14 power conference schools that named new coaches during college football’s coaching carousel, three hired coordinators from other power conference schools. Most notable among them was Michigan, which promoted offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore after Jim Harbaugh left for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Elsewhere, Duke landed Penn State defensive coordinator and former Miami head coach Manny Diaz, while Mississippi State hired Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby. Although seven of those 14 power conference schools opted for sitting head coaches from within the FBS ranks, there is some merit in going the coordinator route.

Other recent coordinator hires by big-brand schools such as Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) and Brent Venables (Oklahoma) have also shown some promise. The No. 1 coach in this year’s CBS Sports Power Four Coach Rankings, Georgia’s Kirby Smart, was hired away from a coordinator position at Alabama.

Hiring a hot coordinator isn’t foolproof, of course. There are plenty of examples of coveted coordinators struggling to make the transition to becoming a head coach. But the coordinator ranks are poised to keep being a primary source of power conference head coaching hires in the years to come.

So as the 2024 season approaches, who are the coordinators you should have an eye on as potential power conference head coaching options come November and December? Let’s have a look at seven possible candidates. 

College football coordinators to watch in 2024

Glenn Schumann, Georgia defensive coordinator: Given the success that former Georgia defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is having as Oregon’s head coach, it’s only a matter of time before the Bulldogs’ DC gig serves as the launching pad for another head coach. While UGA…

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Author : David Cobb

Publish date : 2024-05-27 13:39:39

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