Tag: NCAA football
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State of the Program: Temple Owls
Head Coach: KC Keeler is entering his 1st season as the head coach of the Owls. He was previously the head coach of Sam Houston going 97-39 with the program, leading them to a FCS championship and into FBS capped off by a 9-3 record last year. Keeler also has experience in the area when…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Duke
Duke Blue Devils: Manny Diaz Why the job was open: Football is an afterthought at Duke, and success is often hard to come by here. David Cutcliffe managed to find some success but eventually it fell apart in his latter years. What Mike Elko did here was impressive, using the roster he inherited, he got…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide: Kalen DeBoer Why the job was open: In case you were living under a rock, the college football world was rocked when Nick Saban retired. His run of dominance has come to an end after bringing 6 national titles and 9 SEC championships to the Crimson Tide. Coach Profile: Kalen DeBoer’s career…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Troy
Troy Trojans: Gerad Parker Why the job was open: Troy is one of the better programs in the Sun Belt. They have great fan investment and the ability to have one of the biggest staff pools in the conference. This program is proud, expects to compete for conference championships and has the resources to do…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Boston College
Boston College Eagles: Bill O’Brien Why the job was open: Jeff Hafley was learning as his time with the Eagles went on, but thanks to an easier schedule he found a breakthrough winning season. Still he grew tired of the demands of being a college head coach and moved on to become the DC of…
