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Sep 12, 2022 · College Football Rankings; Expert Picks; Nebraska coaching candidates: Mark Stoops, Matt Campbell lead list of coaches to replace Scott Frost ... 2022 at 2:45 am ET • 5 min read USATSI. For the ...
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Lance Leipold, Kansas coach
Kansas is 2-0 in 2022 and just beat West Virginia. Think about that. The Jayhawks, a team Nebraska used to routinely scorch in the Big 12, is on more stable footing. That's because Leipold, who won six Division III national titles at Wisconsin-Whitewater, knows how to instill a winning culture. He took on the rebuild at Buffalo in the MAC. Leipold is 58 years old, so Nebraska would be the last-stop job. With 150 career victories, he's earned that chance.
Mark Stoops, Kentucky coach
Stoops' stalk continues to rise at Kentucky, where he's built a competitive program that has had five winning seasons in the last six years. That includes a pair of 10-win seasons. Stoops recruits well, and the Wildcats are developing more NFL talent with each cycle. Stoops did sign an extension with Kentucky that runs through 2028, and he has the Wildcats off to a hot start this season. Out of the candidates on this list, Stoops would be the best one. Stoops is 61-53 overall, but he's 12-3 s...
Dave Aranda, Baylor coach
If not Rhule, then Aranda would be interesting, too. He won a Big 12 championship in second season, and he was LSU’s defensive coordinator 2016-19. He also had a stint as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator from 2013-15. Aranda’s inside-out philosophy has worked with the Bears, and he would be even better in the Big Ten. Aranda also signed an extension with Baylor that runs through 2029, so it would take maneuvering. He is the most-logical hire on this list.
Matt Rhule, Carolina Panthers coach
Rhule is on the hot seat of his own, and the truth is he belongs on a college sideline. He inherited a messy Temple program and flipped them from two wins to back-to-back 10-win seasons. Same deal at Baylor. The Bears went from one win in 2017 to 11 wins in 2019. Rhule's overall record of 47-43 might not excite Nebraska fans, but look at where Baylor's program is in comparison now. It's not a total rebuild either, and Rhule could thrive again at the college level.
Bill O'Brien, Alabama offensive coordinator
The Alabama offensive coordinator should be able to pick his spot in the Power 5, and he was mentioned for a few vacancies last season. It has to be the right fit, and he was 15-9 in two seasons at Penn State while the program was under heavy NCAA sanctions. O'Brien has worked under Saban the last two seasons, and that typically leads to success at the next stop.
Matt Campbell, Iowa State coach
Campbell has been on these lists for the last two to three cycles, and this might be an affront to some Nebraska fans to look at Ames at the right coach. Ditch the pride factor. Campbell is another outstanding culture builder who has had five straight winning seasons with the Cyclones – something that was unheard of before he arrived. He also was a hot name for Ohio State when Urban Meyer retired and Michigan when Jim Harbaugh was on the hot seat. Nebraska is a larger stage for Campbell, if t...
Troy Calhoun, Air Force
If Nebraska wants to go back to the triple option days, then why not take a shot at Calhoun, who has four 10-win seasons in the College Football Playoff era. Calhoun is 4-1 in bowl games in that same stretch. It would be a curveball in terms of scheme against the rest of the Big Ten, but if anybody could make it work again it’s Calhoun.
Charles Huff, Marshall coach
Huff is worth a look. Huff spent two years with Nick Saban at Alabama in 2018-19, and he's been a hit at his first head coaching job at Marshall. The Thundering Herd finished 7-6 and reached a bowl game last year, and they are fresh off the upset at Notre Dame in Week 2. Huff will get a Power 5 job before too long, but this might be a touch early.
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati coach
Fickell didn't go to Michigan State or Notre Dame, so why would he go to Nebraska after leading the Bearcats to the College Football Playoff last season? The Big Ten offers a larger stage, and Cincinnati found it takes just one loss to a Power 5 opponent to get knocked off that stage this season. Fickell, however, would be a hard sell to leave given his Ohio roots and the fact he didn't entertain those other openings.
Sep 20, 2022 · — Nebraska Huskers (@Huskers) September 11, 2022. Mickey Joseph, Nebraska interim head coach. Former Husker standout Joseph might get consideration. He has some head coaching experience in NAIA ...
Sep 12, 2022 · Brad Crawford Sep 12th, 2022, 5:46 AM. 1. Nebraska fired Scott Frost over the Sunday, setting in motion college football's first coaching search of the 2022 season after five years of lackluster ...
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Sep 11, 2022 · Sep 11, 2022. The Scott Frost era at Nebraska has mercifully come to an end, as athletic director Trev Alberts fired Frost on Sunday, one day after a 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern dropped the ...
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Oct 9, 2022 · evan bredeson. Sun, Oct 9, 2022 · 4 min read. Now that Week 6 has come and gone, the list of prospective candidates for the head football coach job at Nebraska continues to evolve. It’s ...
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Nov 15, 2022 · Sanders, 55, the former NFL great and Jackson State coach who’s 23-5 since his debut season in 2020, is on track to jump to a big program. But it’s just not set to happen at Nebraska, where ...
