Tag: CFB25
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State of the Program: Baylor Bears
Head Coach: Dave Aranda is entering his 5th season as the head coach of the Bears with a 23-25 record. Aranda took over at a terrible time in 2020 which made that a lost year but followed it up with possibly the best season in Baylor history, winning the Big 12 and the Sugar Bowl…
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State of the Program: Pittsburgh Panthers
Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi is entering his 10th season as the head coach of Pitt with a 65-50 record. He led the Panthers to an ACC championship and Peach Bowl in 2021, making Pitt the only non Clemson or Florida State ACC champ since Virginia Tech won it in 2010. He seemed to have really…
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State of the Program: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Head Coach: Tim Beck is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Chanticleers with an 8-5 record. They lost Grayson McCall partway through the year but won a lot of close games to keep a strong record. Beck had many Offensive coordinator stops prior to taking this job including at Nebraska, Ohio…
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State of the Program: Arizona Wildcats
Head Coach: Brent Brennan is entering his first season as the head coach of the Wildcats. Their coaching change was rather abrupt and unexpected but expectations will be very high right away. You can read more on Brennan and the hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/04/25/college-football-coach-hire-grades-arizona/ Program Outlook: Arizona enters the Big 12 with the most momentum…
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State of the Program: New Mexico Lobos
Head Coach: Bronco Mendenhall is entering his first season as the head coach of the Lobos. He’s a coach that’s had success before and looks to bring it here. You can read more about him and his grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/21/college-football-coach-hire-grades-new-mexico/ Program Outlook: New Mexico is probably one of the toughest jobs around. There aren’t many…
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State of the Program: Wyoming Cowboys
Head Coach: Jay Sawvel is entering his first season as the head coach of the Cowboys replacing Poke legend Craig Bohl. You can read more about his profile and hire grade here https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/23/college-football-coach-hire-grades-wyoming/ Program Outlook: Wyoming is a very unique program because they’re the only football program in the entire state at any level. It’s…
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State of the Program: Kent State Golden Flashes
Head Coach: Kenni Burns is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Golden Flashes with a 1-11 record. It was very much a reset year in every way so this season is the first time we’ll get a real indication of what his Golden Flashes squad will look like. Program Outlook: Kent…
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State of the Program: BYU Cougars
Head Coach: Kalani Sitake is entering his 9th season as the head coach of the BYU Cougars with a 61-41 record. It’s been a very up and down tenure highlighted by a strong 2020 season where their only loss was the incredible game scheduled last moment against Coastal Carolina and in 2021 they went 5-0…
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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: Central Michigan Chippewas
Head Coach: Jim McElwain is entering his 6th season as the head coach of the Chippewas with a 29-28 record. He brought the Chips to a MAC championship twice but the last 2 years have been their worst, so he’s hoping to right the ship there. McElwain is well known because he’s been involved in…
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