There were only six Power Four coaching changes on college football’s most recent carousel, and none of the openings went to sitting coordinators. That stood in contrast to the 2023 cycle, when Michigan, Mississippi State and Duke all either hired or promoted coordinators to serve as their head coaches.
With a number of coaches at big-name schools sitting on the hot seat, 2025 could provide much more upward mobility for the strategic masterminds who oversee the sport from the booth.
It’s been a mixed bag recently for coordinators getting the call-up to run the show for Power Four programs. Arizona State hit the jackpot when it hired Kenny Dillingham away from his offensive coordinator post at Oregon. Dillingham’s old boss at Oregon, Dan Lanning, also came to his job from a coordinator position at Georgia. Duke struck gold with a couple of defensive coordinator hires over the last few years in Mike Elko from Texas A&M and Manny Diaz from Penn State.
But former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby is off to a tough start at Mississippi State, and ex-Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters made it just two seasons at Purdue before getting fired. The jury remains out on former Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables at Oklahoma after three seasons, and former Penn State defensive coordinator Brent Pry is facing a big Year 4 at Virginia Tech.
There’s not a 100% hit rate on any type of coaching hire, and coordinators are primed to continue getting cracks at Power Four gigs in the years ahead. As the 2025 season creeps nearer, we’re taking a closer look at five coordinators who could be positioned to get in the mix for big-time head coaching jobs.
College football coordinators to watch in 2025
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Author : David Cobb
Publish date : 2025-06-12 12:48:00
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