THE COLLEGEFOOTBALLTALK COACHING CHANGES PAGE

by Michael David Smith

LAST UPDATED 7:09 p.m. EST, January 14, 2008

Arkansas: Houston Nutt left for Ole Miss. Atlanta Falcons coach Bobby Petrino was hired to replace him after a long search that included both Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe and Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville being reportedly ready to accept the Arkansas job, as well as North Carolina coach Butch Davis and Clemson coach Tommy Bowden being mentioned.

Auburn: Tommy Tuberville is staying put, despite reports that he would leave.

Ball State: Brady Hoke is staying. 

Baylor: Guy Morriss was fired. Former Houston coach Art Briles has been hired as his replacement.

Boise State: Chris Petersen is staying after several schools expressed interest.

Buffalo: Turner Gill was considered a favorite to get the Nebraska job but apparently will stay at Buffalo.

Cal: Jeff Tedford is staying.

Cincinnati: Brian Kelly appears to be staying after being mentioned as a candidate for several jobs.

Clemson: Tommy Bowden was a candidate at Arkansas but signed a contract extension to stay at Clemson.

Colorado State: Sonny Lubick was fired. Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild will replace him.

Connecticut: Randy Edsall was a candidate at Georgia Tech but told his team he will not leave UConn.

Duke: Ted Roof was fired. David Cutcliffe was hired as his replacement. 

Georgia Tech: Chan Gailey has been fired. Navy coach Paul Johnson was hired as his replacement.

Hawaii: June Jones left for SMU. Hawaii defensive coordinator Greg McMackin will replace him.

Houston: Art Briles has left to coach Baylor. Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator Kevin Sumlin replaced him. 

Iowa: Kirk Ferentz was mentioned as a candidate for the Michigan job but seems to be staying at Iowa.

LSU: Les Miles is staying.

Michigan: Lloyd Carr retired. West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez replaced him after a drawn-out coaching search.

Missouri: Gary Pinkel had been mentioned as a possibility at Michigan but has signed a contract extension with Missouri.

Navy: Paul Johnson left for Georgia Tech. Assistant head coach Ken Niumatalolo was named as his replacement.

Nebraska: Bill Callahan was fired. Former head coach Tom Osborne is now serving as interim athletic director and has hired LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini as Nebraska's next head coach.

Northern Illinois: Joe Novak has retired. Southern Illinois coach Jerry Kill replaced him.

North Carolina: Butch Davis says he is staying.

Ole Miss: Ed Orgeron was fired. Former Arkansas coach Houston Nutt has replaced him.

Oregon: Mike Bellotti was a candidate at UCLA but is apparently staying at Oregon.

Oregon State: Mike Riley was reportedly a candidate at UCLA, but he will apparently stay.

Purdue: There has been some talk that Joe Tiller could retire but so far no hard news.

Rutgers: Greg Schiano met with Michigan athletic director Bill Martin but later said he will return to Rutgers in 2008.

South Carolina: Steve Spurrier has expressed frustration with the school's administration but does not appear to be leaving.

Southern Methodist: Phil Bennett has been fired. Hawaii coach June Jones took the job. Other coaches whose names had been mentioned as potential replacements include former Miami coach Larry Coker, former Notre Dame coach Bob Davie, former Auburn coach Terry Bowden and former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione.

Southern Mississippi: Jeff Bower has resigned. Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Larry Fedora will replace him.

Temple: Al Golden has been mentioned as a candidate at UCLA but is staying.

Texas A&M: Dennis Franchione resigned. Former Green Bay Packers head coach and current Houston Texans offensive coordinator Mike Sherman has been hired.

Texas Tech: Mike Leach was named as a candidate at UCLA but seems to be staying.

UCLA: Karl Dorrell was fired. Rick Neuheisel was named his replacement after a long coaching search that included Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, former Cal, San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions head coach Steve Mariucci, Boise State coach Chris Petersen, Temple coach Al Golden, UCLA assistant and interim head coach DeWayne Walker, Carolina Panthers head coach John Fox, Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach John Harbaugh, Oregon State coach Mike Riley, Texas Tech coach Mike Leach and Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Norm Chow.

USC: With NFL head coaching jobs opening up, Pete Carroll's name may be mentioned. He's probably not going anywhere, as Norv Turner's job is safe and the Chargers job is seen as the one Carroll would be most interested in.

UTEP: Mike Price was discussed as a possibility to leave for Washington State, but he will apparently stay at UTEP.

Wake Forest: Jim Grobe stayed after being widely reported to be leaving for Arkansas.

Washington: Tyrone Willingham will return, the school announced after a few days in which it was rumored that he could be on the way out.

Washington State: Bill Doba left in what was called "a mutual decision." Eastern Washington coach Paul Wulff replaced him.

West Virginia: Rich Rodriguez left for Michigan. Interim head coach Bill Stewart was given the job on a permanent basis after a leading the Mountaineers to a Fiesta Bowl win.