2025 CFF Coaching Change Updates
One of the most important things in the College Fantasy Football evaluation process for Purple Reign is coaching systems. Each year when December pops up on the calendar I watch with anticipation for the most recent rounds of coaching fires and hires. These moves drastically change the fantasy outlooks for the players involved and are pivotal to track for the upcoming season. Below I review the most recent coaching changes across the CFF landscape.
AKRON
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Taylor Housewright
Took Over: Joe Moorhead (HC Akron)
ALABAMA
OFFENSIVE CORRDINATOR
Demoted: Nick Sheridan
Hired: Ryan Grubb (OC Seattle Seahawks)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Demoted: Nick Sheridan
APPALACHIAN STATE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Shawn Clark
Hired: Dowell Loggains (OC South Carolina)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Frank Ponce
ARIZONA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Dino Babers
Hired: Seth Doege (OC Marshall)
BALL STATE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Mike Neu
Hired: Mike Uremovich (HC Butler)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Jared Elliott
Hired: Craig Harmon (former QB Temple)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Kevin Lynch
BOISE STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Retired: Dirk Koetter
Promoted: Nate Potter (Co-OC Boise State)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Promoted: Nate Potter
Promoted: Matt Miller (WR Boise State)
CALIFORNIA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Mike Bloesch
Hired: Bryan Harsin (former HC Auburn)
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
HEAD COACH
Retired: Jim McElwain
Hired: Matt Drinkall (OL Army)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Tavita Thompson
Hired: Jim Chapin (OC Eastern Washington)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: None
Hired: Derek Fulton (OC Grand Valley State)
CHARLOTTE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Biff Poggi
Hired: Tim Albin (HC Ohio)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Mike Miller
Hired: Todd Fitch (Analyst LSU)
COASTAL CAROLINA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Travis Trickett
Hired: Drew Hollingshead (Co-OC Western Kentucky)
CONNECTICUT
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Nick Charlton
Promoted: Gordon Sammis (OL Connecticut)
EAST CAROLINA
HEAD COACH
Fired: Mike Houston
Hired: Blake Harrell (DC East Carolina)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Retained: John David Baker
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
HEAD COACH
Fired: Tom Herman
Hired: Zach Kittley (OC Texas Tech)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Charlie Frye
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
HEAD COACH
Fired: Mike MacIntyre
Hired: Willie Simmons (RB Duke)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: David Yost
Hired: Nick Coleman (QB UAB)
FLORIDA STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Alex Atkins
Hired: Gus Malzahn (HC UCF)
FRESNO STATE
HEAD COACH
Resigned: Jeff Tedford
Hired: Matt Entz (LB USC)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Pat McCann
Hired: Josh Davis (OC South Dakota)
GEORGIA STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Stepped Down: Jim Chaney
Promoted: Hue Jackson (GM Georgia State)
HAWAII
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Dan Morrison
Took Over: Timmy Chang (HC Hawaii)
HOUSTON
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Kevin Barby
Hired: Slade Nagle (TE LSU)
INDIANA
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Tino Sunseri
Hired: Chandler Whitmer (Passing Game Specialist Atlanta Falcons)
JACKSONVILLE STATE
HEAD COACH
Left: Rich Rodriquez
Hired: Charles Kelly (Co-DC Auburn)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Rod Smith
Hired: Clint Trickett (Co-OC Georgia Southern)
KANSAS
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Jeff Grimes
Hired: Matt Kubick (OC Nevada)
KANSAS STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Conor Riley
Promoted: Matt Wells (Co-OC Kansas State)
KENNESAW STATE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Brian Bohannon
Hired: Jerry Mack (RB Jacksonville Jaguars)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Chandler Burks
Hired: Mitch Militello (Offensive Analyst Tennessee)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Stewart Cook
KENT STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Clay Patterson
Promoted: Mark Carney (Co-OC Kent State)
LOUISIANA TECH
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Scott Parr
Hired: Tony Franklin (former OC Army)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Nathan Young
MARSHALL
HEAD COACH
Fired: Charles Huff
Hired: Tony Gibson (DC NC State)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Seth Doege
Hired: Rod Smith (OC Jacksonville State)
MARYLAND
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Josh Gattis
Hired: Still Open
MASSACHUSETTS
HEAD COACH
Fired: Don Brown
Hired: Joe Harasymiak (DC Rutgers)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Shane Montgomery
Hired: Mike Bajakian (Co-OC Utah)
MICHIGAN
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Kirk Campbell
Hired: Chip Lindsey (OC North Carolina)
NEBRASKA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Marcus Satterfield
Hired: Dana Holgersen (former HC Houston)
NEVADA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Matt Lubick
Promoted: David Gilbertson (QB/WR Nevada)
NEW MEXICO
HEAD COACH
Left: Bronco Mendenhall
Hired: Jason Eck (HC Idaho)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Jason Beck
Hired: Luke Schleusner (Passing Game Coordinator Idaho)
NEW MEXICO STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Tyler Wright
Hired: David Yost (OC Florida International)
NORTH CAROLINA
HEAD COACH
Retired: Mack Brown
Hired: Bill Bellichick (former HC New England Patriots)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Chip Lindsey
Promoted: Freddie Kitchens (Co-OC North Carolina)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Robert Anae
Promoted: Kurt Roper (QB North Carolina State)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Wesley Beschorner
Promoted: Quinn Sanders (OC Charleston, WV)
OHIO
HEAD COACH
Left: Tim Albin
Hired: Brian Smith (OC Ohio)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Promoted: Brian Smith
Promoted: Scott Isphording (Co-OC Ohio)
OHIO STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Chip Kelly
Promoted: Brian Hartline (Co-OC Ohio State)
OKLAHOMA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Seth Littrell
Hired: Ben Arbuckle (OC Washington State)
OKLAHOMA STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Kasey Dunn
Hired: Doug Meacham (WR TCU)
PURDUE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Ryan Walters
Hired: Barry Odom (HC UNLV)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Graham Harrell
Hired: Josh Henson (OC USC)
RICE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Mike Bloomgren
Hired: Scott Abell (HC Davidson)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Marques Tuiasosopo
Hired: Vince Munch (Co-OC Davidson)
SAM HOUSTON STATE
HEAD COACH
Left: K.C. Keeler
Hired: Phil Longo (OC Wisconsin)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Brad Cornelsen
Hired: Zach Patterson (Analyst Wisconsin)
SAN JOSE STATE
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Kevin McGiven
SOUTH ALABAMA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Rob Ezell
Promoted: Paul Petrino (WR South Alabama)
SOUTH CAROLINA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Dowell Loggains
Hired: Mike Shula (Offensive Analyst South Carolina)
SOUTHERN MISS
HEAD COACH
Fired: Will Hall
Hired: Charles Huff (HC Marshall)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Chip Long
Hired: Blake Anderson (HC Utah State)
TEMPLE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Stan Drayton
Hired: K.C. Keller (HC Sam Houston State)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Danny Langsdorf
Hired: Tyler Walker (OC Montana State)
TEXAS STATE
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Mack Leftwich
Promoted: Landon Keopple (QB Texas State)
TEXAS TECH
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Zach Kittley
Hired: Mack Leftwich (OC Texas State)
TULSA
HEAD COACH
Fired: Kevin Wilson
Hired: Tre Lamb (HC East Tennessee State)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Steve Spurrier, Jr.
Hired: Ty Darlington (OL Incarnate Ward)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: None
Hired: Brad Robbins (Co-OC Tennessee Tech)
UCF
HEAD COACH
Left: Gus Malzahn
Hired: Scott Frost (Former HC Nebraska)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Tim Harris, Jr.
Hired: Steve Cooper (Analyst Boise State)
UCLA
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Eric Bieniemy
Hired: Tino Sunseri (Co-OC Indiana)
UNLV
HEAD COACH
Left: Barry Odom
Hired: Dan Mullen (former HC Florida)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Brennan Marion
Hired: Corey Dennis (Co-OC Tulsa)
USC
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Josh Henson
UTAH
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Resigned: Andy Ludwig
Hired: Jason Beck (OC New Mexico)
UTAH STATE
HEAD COACH
Fired: Blake Anderson
Hired: Bronco Mendenhall (HC New Mexico)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Kyle Cefalo
Hired: Kevin McGiven (Co-OC San Jose State)
UTEP
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Jake Brown
Hired: Mark Cala (QB TCU)
WAKE FOREST
HEAD COACH
Resigned: Dave Clawson
Hired: Jake Dickert (HC Washington State)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Warren Ruggiero
Hired: Rob Ezell (OC South Alabama)
WASHINGTON
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Brennan Carroll
Promoted: Jimmy Dougherty (QB Washington)
WASHINGTON STATE
HEAD COACH
Left: Jake Dickert
Hired: Jimmy Rogers (HC South Dakota State)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Ben Arbuckle
Hired: Danny Freund (Co-OC South Dakota State)
WEST VIRGINIA
HEAD COACH
Fired: Neal Brown
Hired: Rich Rodriquez (HC Jacksonville State)
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Not Retained: Chad Scott
WESTERN KENTUCKY
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Will Friend
Hired: Rick Bowie (OC Albilene Christian)
CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Left: Drew Hollingshead
WISCONSIN
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Fired: Phil Longo
Hired: Jeff Grimes (OC Kansas)