The new era of college athletics has ushered in a job market that’s never been busier.
The last two years have been the most hectic on the coaching carousel with a total of 61 programs changing head coaches, including 30 during the most recent 2024-25 cycle. That represents an incredible 44.9% of FBS teams changing leadership in less than two calendar years. With those changes at the top come a flood of moves among assistant coaches, too, and unsurprisingly, that number hit 550 total changes this offseason, according to research done by CBS Sports.
The chaotic world of NIL contracts and the transfer portal is fueling the brunt of the turnover as coaches struggle to keep up with the workflow.
“Coaches, by and large, can adapt to a lot of situations but what is challenging is the changing landscape, between roster management and the pending House case being finalized, and the number of players with the ability to transfer,” said AFCA president Craig Bohl.
In a four-year span, a staggering 2,163 on-field coaches have changed jobs. The dizzying turnover is likely to have a trickle-down effect on the on-field product as a rotating cast of coaches teach a rotating cast of players — and that’s after the NFL plucks those it deems the best and brightest.
Bohl hears from coaches every day about the challenges they face and has been more proactive over the last two years, campaigning to change the sport’s rules and regulations. The AFCA proposed changes to the recruiting calendar last year and received approval, and programs are now allowed to hire an unlimited number of on-field coaches to help lessen the workload.
2024-25 COACHING CAROUSEL
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Author : Brandon Marcello
Publish date : 2025-05-27 17:25:00
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