2024 College Football Coach Carousel

It’s started guys.

There are a litany of factors that lead schools to fire or not fire coaches. Transfer portal windows, buyouts (looking at you Jimbo Fisher), high school recruiting classes, university scandals, personal conduct, NCAA violations - the list never ends. Here is a running list of coach firings:

October 27:

Rice:

Fired: Mike Bloomgren (6+ seasons, 24-52 overall record, 5-7 AAC record, 12-25 C-USA record)

Interim Coach: Associate Head Coach Pete Alamar

Permanent Hire: None yet

October 20th:

East Carolina:

Fired: Mike Houston (6+ seasons, 27-38 overall record, 15-28 AAC record)

Interim coach: DC Blake Harrell (1-0)

Permanent Hire: None yet

Southern Miss:

Fired: Will Hall (2+ seasons, 14-30 overall record, 8-19 Sun Belt Record)

Interim Coach: Assistant Head Coach/General Manager Reed Stringer (0-1)

Permanent Hire: None yet