A's:
- Justin Fuente at Virginia Tech. I'm a huge Fuente fan, he did a terrific job at Memphis.
- Mark Richt at Miami. Proven winner in the tough SEC, an alumnus to boot.
- Matt Campbell at Iowa State. Much better hire than I had anticipated.
- Dino Babers at Syracuse. He will bring an exciting brand of football to Syracuse.
- Matt Viator at ULM. Proven winner, has recruited the region, great fit.
B's:
- Bronco Mendenhall at Virginia. Solid football coach, not many Eastern ties though.
- Kirby Smart at Georgia. He's paid his dues and is much deserving of an opportunity.
- Willie Fritz at Tulane. Proven winner everywhere he's been.
C's:
- Scott Frost at Central Florida. They could have had Dino Babers, just saying.
- Tracy Claeys at Minnesota. Not a flashy hire, but well deserving of the opportunity.
- Barry Odom at Missouri. Very good defensive coordinator, deserving of an opportunity.
- D.J. Durkin at Maryland. He's put in the time with Jim Harbaugh & Urban Meyer.
- Mike Norvell at Memphis. I wasn't impressed with his ASU offense this year.
- Chris Ash at Rutgers. The Urban Meyer pipeline is pretty impressive.
- Jason Candle at Toledo. Not a big name, but a deserving hire.
- Seth Littrell at North Texas. Very good offensive mind, deserving of an opportunity.
D's:
- Clay Helton at USC. Nothing against Helton, but USC needs a big name.
- Scottie Montgomery at East Carolina. He's no Ruffin McNeil.
- Kalani Sitake at BYU. His defense at OSU was very underwhelming.
- Nick Rolovich at Hawaii. His name doesn't move the needle.
F's:
- Bill Cubit at Illinois. I like Cubit, the 2 year deal is a recipe for disaster though.
- Will Muschamp at South Carolina. Good assistant, not so good head coach.
That does it for the coaching carousel, for now anyways. Kevin Sumlin is on the hot seat though and you never know if the NFL will raid the college coaching ranks, so things could still be shaken up.
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