Category: College Football
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State of the Program: James Madison Dukes
Head Coach: Bob Chesney is entering his 1st season as the head coach of the Dukes. He comes in after building Holy Cross into a winner. You can read more about his profile and hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/12/college-football-coach-hire-grades-james-madison/ Program Outlook: James Madison is a program with a lot of resources thanks to a huge student…
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State of the Program: Florida Atlantic Owls
Head Coach: Tom Herman is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Owls with a 4-8 record. It was a building season along with them joining a new conference. Herman had lots of success in his career, he led Ohio State to a national title in 2014 as their Offensive coordinator. Herman…
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State of the Program: UAB Blazers
Head Coach: Trent Dilfer is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Blazers with a 4-8 record. He’s a former Super Bowl winning QB for the Baltimore Ravens, overall NFL Journeyman and spent a long time as an NFL media member. This job is the first thing he’s done related to college…
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State of the Program: Louisville Cardinals
Head Coach: Jeff Brohm is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Cardinals with a 10-4 record. In his first season they made the ACC championship. Despite the electric teams they had with Lamar Jackson, this was the first time Louisville ever made the ACC championship. Brohm is also a former Louisville…
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State of the Program: Eastern Michigan Eagles
Head Coach: Chris Creighton is entering his 11th season as the head coach of the Eagles with a 52-68 record. He is the most underrated coach in the country. He’s taken Eastern Michigan to 6 bowl games, they have 8 total appearances in their program’s history. Program Outlook: Before diving into where the program is…
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State of the Program: Rice Owls
Head Coach: Mike Bloomgren is entering his 7th year as the head coach of the Rice Owls with a 22-46 record. It’s been a bit of a long build for Bloomgren and he’s yet to have a winning record but they’ve been steadily improving since 2020. Last year was his best work yet they improved…
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State of the Program: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Head Coach: Kevin Wilson is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Golden Hurricane with a 4-8 record. It was a mostly up and down first year. Wilson is most known for long stints as the offensive coordinator for Oklahoma and Ohio State, he was also the head coach for Indiana which…
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State of the Program: Marshall Thundering Herd
Head Coach: Charles Huff is entering his 4th season as the head coach of the Thundering Herd with a 22-17 record. He’s had some success but it hasn’t quite taken off as expected. In 2022 they pulled off a massive win at Notre Dame, but lost 4 of the next 6 games. Last season they…
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State of the Program: TCU Horned Frogs
Head Coach: Sonny Dykes is entering his 3rd season as the head coach of the Horned Frogs with a 18-9 record. It certainly hasn’t been a boring time, his first year was spectacular as he led the Horned Frogs to an undefeated regular season, Fiesta Bowl playoff win over Michigan (only program in Texas to…
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State of the Program: Old Dominion Monarchs
Head Coach: Ricky Rahne is entering his 5th year as the head coach of the Monarchs but this is only their 4th playing season. Confusing? Yes, that’s because they didn’t play in 2020. He has a 15-23 record with the Monarchs. They’ve made 2 bowls under his watch and his record is weighted down by…
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