I haven't done this here for a few years, but I'm having a heck of a time this year finding any place with a complete list, so....
Formatted for (and best viewed on) a PC web browser, won't look too great on mobile device screens.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add comments to the thread when you become aware of any head coaching changes, hires, fires, etc. It's hard for me to catch everything!
List below includes FBS, FCS Div I, CFL, USFL, NFL (in italics).
OPEN POSITIONS
TEAM...............OUT (why).............
(no vacancies)
FILLED POSITIONS
TEAM...............OUT (why)................IN (from).............
Akron..............Tom Arth (F).............Joe Moorhead (Oregon OC)
Alabama St.........Donald Hill-Eley (F).....Eddie Robinson Jr. (never coached)
Birmingham USFL....(revived league).........Skip Holtz (Louisiana Tech)
Butler.............Jeff Voris (R)...........Mike Uremovich (Temple AHC/OC)
Chicago............Matt Nagy (F)............Matt Eberflus (Indianapolis DC)
Colorado St........Steve Addazio (F)........Jay Norvell (Nevada)
Connecticut........Randy Edsall (Ret).......Jim Mora (Connecticut OA)
Delaware...........Danny Rocco (F)..........Ryan Carty (Sam Houston St OC/QB)
Denver.............Vic Fangio (F)...........Nathaniel Hackett (Green Bay OC)
Duke...............David Cutcliffe (F)......Mike Elko (Texas A&M DC)
E Illinois.........Adam Cushing (Res).......Chris Wilkerson (U Chicago)
E Tennessee St.....Randy Sanders (Ret)......George Quarles (Furman OC)
Edmonton...........Jaime Elizondo (F).......Chris Jones (Toronto DA)
Florida Intl.......Butch Davis (R)..........Mike MacIntyre (Memphis DC)
Florida............Dan Mullen (F)...........Billy Napier (Louisiana)
Fresno St..........Kalen DeBoer (Res).......Jeff Tedford (Tampa Bay OC 2014)
Georgia S..........Chad Lunsford (F)........Clay Helton (USC)
Grambling St.......Broderick Fobbs (F)......Hue Jackson (Cleveland 2018)
Hawaii.............Todd Graham (Res)........Timmy Chang (Nevada WR)
Houston............David Culley (F).........Lovie Smith (Illinois 2020)
Houston USFL.......(revived league).........Kevin Sumlin (Arizona 2020)
Idaho..............Paul Petrino (F).........Jason Eck (South Dakota St OC)
Idaho St...........Rob Phenicie (F).........Charlie Ragle (California STC)
Jacksonville.......Urban Meyer (F)..........Doug Pederson (Philadelphia 2020)
Jacksonville St....John Grass (Res).........Rich Rodriguez (LA-Monroe AHC)
Lafayette..........John Garrett (F).........John Troxell (Franklin and Marshall)
Las Vegas..........Jon Gruden (F)...........Josh McDaniels (New England OC)
Long Island........Jonathan Gill (I)........Ron Cooper (LSU A)
Louisiana..........Billy Napier (Res).......Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana co-OC)
Louisiana Tech.....Skip Holtz (F)...........Sonny Cumbie (Texas Tech OC)
LSU................Ed Orgeron (F)...........Brian Kelly (Notre Dame)
Maine..............Nick Charlton (Res)......Jordan Stevens (Yale AHC)
Massachusetts......Walt Bell (F)............Don Brown (Arizona DC)
McNeese St.........Frank Wilson (Res).......Gary Goff (Valdosta St)
Miami..............Manny Diaz (F)...........Mario Cristobal (Oregon)
Miami..............Brian Flores (F).........Mike McDaniel (San Francisco OC)
Michigan USFL......(revived league).........Jeff Fisher (Tennessee St A)
Minnesota..........Mike Zimmer (F)..........Kevin O'Connell (LA Rams OC)
Nevada.............Jay Norvell (Res)........Ken Wilson (Oregon co-DC)
New Hampshire......Sean McDonnell (Ret).....Ricky Santos (New Hampshire AHC)
New Jersey USFL....(revived league).........Mike Riley (Seattle XFL OC/QB 2020)
New Mexico St......Doug Martin (F)..........Jerry Kill (TCU AHC)
New Orleans USFL...(revived league).........Larry Fedora (Baylor OC/QB 2020)
New Orleans........Sean Payton (Res)........Dennis Allen (New Orleans DC)
New York G.........Joe Judge (F)............Brian Daboll (Buffalo OC)
Notre Dame.........Brian Kelly (Res)........Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame DC)
Oklahoma...........Lincoln Riley (Res)......Brent Venables (Clemson AHC/DC)
Oregon.............Mario Cristobal (Res)....Dan Lanning (Georgia DC)
Philadelphia USFL..(revived league).........Bart Andrus (Ottawa QB)
Pittsburgh USFL....(revived league).........Kirby Wilson (Las Vegas RB 2020)
Prairie View.......Eric Dooley (Res)........Bubba McDowell (Prairie View AHC)
SMU................Sonny Dykes (Res)........Rhett Lashlee (Miami OC)
Southern...........Dawson Odums (Res).......Eric Dooley (Prairie View A&M)
S Utah.............Demario Warren (F).......DeLane Fitzgerald (Frostburg St)
Tampa Bay USFL.....(revived league).........Todd Haley (Riverview HS Sarasota FL)
TCU................Gary Patterson (Res).....Sonny Dykes (SMU)
Temple.............Rod Carey (F)............Stan Drayton (Texas RB)
Texas Tech.........Matt Wells (F)...........Joey McGuire (Baylor AHC)
Troy...............Chip Lindsey (F).........Jon Sumrall (Kentucky Co-DC)
USC................Clay Helton (F)..........Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma)
Virginia...........Bronco Mendenhall (Res)..Tony Elliott (Clemson OC)
Virginia Tech......Justin Fuente (F)........Brent Pry (Penn State DC)
W Illinois.........Charlie Fisher (F).......Myers Hendrickson (Kansas Wesleyan)
Washington.........Jimmy Lake (F)...........Kalen DeBoer (Fresno St)
Washington St......Nick Rolovich (F)........Jake Dickert (Washington St DC)
WHERE THEY WENT (HC unless otherwise noted)
COACH..............WHY (from)...................TO.............
Steve Addazio......Fired (Colorado St)..........Texas A&M OL
Tom Arth...........Fired (Akron)................LA Chargers PGS
Walt Bell..........Fired (Massachusetts)........Indiana OC
Rod Carey..........Fired (Temple)...............
Nick Charlton......Resigned (Maine).............Connecticut OC/QB
David Culley.......Fired (Houston)..............
Adam Cushing.......Resigned (E Illinois)........Duke OL
David Cutcliffe....Fired (Duke).................
Butch Davis........Resigned (Florida Intl)......
Kalen DeBoer.......Resigned (Fresno St).........Washington
Manny Diaz.........Fired (Miami)................Penn St DC
Eric Dooley........Resigned (Prairie View A&M)..Southern
Sonny Dykes........Resigned (SMU)...............TCU
Randy Edsall.......Retired (Connecticut)........Retirement
Jaime Elizondo.....Fired (Edmonton).............
Vic Fangio.........Fired (Denver)...............
Charlie Fisher.....Fired (W Illinois)...........
Brian Flores.......Fired (Miami)................
Broderick Fobbs....Fired (Grambling St).........
Jason Fuente.......Fired (Virginia Tech)........
John Garrett.......Fired (Lafayette)............
Jonathan Gill......Int/Demoted (Long Island)....Long Island QB
Todd Graham........Resigned (Hawaii)............
John Grass.........Resigned (Jacksonville St)...Clemson A
Jon Gruden.........Fired (Las Vegas)............
Clay Helton........Fired (USC)..................Georgia S
Donald Hill-Eley...Fired (Alabama St)...........
Skip Holtz.........Fired (Louisiana Tech).......Birmingham USFL
Joe Judge..........Fired (New York G)...........New England OA
Brian Kelly........Resigned (Notre Dame)........LSU
Jimmy Lake.........Fired (Washington)...........
Chip Lindsey.......Fired (Troy).................UCF OC/QB
Doug Martin........Fired (New Mexico St)........
Sean McDonnell.....Retired (New Hampshire)......Retirement
Bronco Mendenhall..Resigned (Virginia)..........
Urban Meyer........Fired (Jacksonville).........
Dan Mullen.........Fired (Florida)..............
Matt Nagy..........Fired (Chicago)..............Kansas City QB
Billy Napier.......Resigned (Louisiana).........Florida
Jay Norvell........Resigned (Nevada)............Colorado St
Ed Orgeron.........Fired (LSU)..................
Gary Patterson.....Resigned (TCU)...............Texas SAHC
Sean Payton........Resigned (New Orleans).......
Paul Petrino.......Fired (Idaho)................S Alabama OA
Rob Phenicie.......Fired (Idaho St).............
Lincoln Riley......Resigned (Oklahoma)..........USC
Danny Rocco........Fired (Delaware).............
Nick Rolovich......Fired (Washington St)........
Randy Sanders......Retired (E Tennessee St).....Retirement
Demario Warren.....Fired (S Utah)...............Boise St CB
Matt Wells.........Fired (Texas Tech)...........
Frank Wilson.......Resigned (McNeese St)........LSU AHC
Mike Zimmer........Fired (Minnesota)............
Formatted for (and best viewed on) a PC web browser, won't look too great on mobile device screens.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE add comments to the thread when you become aware of any head coaching changes, hires, fires, etc. It's hard for me to catch everything!
List below includes FBS, FCS Div I, CFL, USFL, NFL (in italics).
OPEN POSITIONS
TEAM...............OUT (why).............
(no vacancies)
FILLED POSITIONS
TEAM...............OUT (why)................IN (from).............
Akron..............Tom Arth (F).............Joe Moorhead (Oregon OC)
Alabama St.........Donald Hill-Eley (F).....Eddie Robinson Jr. (never coached)
Birmingham USFL....(revived league).........Skip Holtz (Louisiana Tech)
Butler.............Jeff Voris (R)...........Mike Uremovich (Temple AHC/OC)
Chicago............Matt Nagy (F)............Matt Eberflus (Indianapolis DC)
Colorado St........Steve Addazio (F)........Jay Norvell (Nevada)
Connecticut........Randy Edsall (Ret).......Jim Mora (Connecticut OA)
Delaware...........Danny Rocco (F)..........Ryan Carty (Sam Houston St OC/QB)
Denver.............Vic Fangio (F)...........Nathaniel Hackett (Green Bay OC)
Duke...............David Cutcliffe (F)......Mike Elko (Texas A&M DC)
E Illinois.........Adam Cushing (Res).......Chris Wilkerson (U Chicago)
E Tennessee St.....Randy Sanders (Ret)......George Quarles (Furman OC)
Edmonton...........Jaime Elizondo (F).......Chris Jones (Toronto DA)
Florida Intl.......Butch Davis (R)..........Mike MacIntyre (Memphis DC)
Florida............Dan Mullen (F)...........Billy Napier (Louisiana)
Fresno St..........Kalen DeBoer (Res).......Jeff Tedford (Tampa Bay OC 2014)
Georgia S..........Chad Lunsford (F)........Clay Helton (USC)
Grambling St.......Broderick Fobbs (F)......Hue Jackson (Cleveland 2018)
Hawaii.............Todd Graham (Res)........Timmy Chang (Nevada WR)
Houston............David Culley (F).........Lovie Smith (Illinois 2020)
Houston USFL.......(revived league).........Kevin Sumlin (Arizona 2020)
Idaho..............Paul Petrino (F).........Jason Eck (South Dakota St OC)
Idaho St...........Rob Phenicie (F).........Charlie Ragle (California STC)
Jacksonville.......Urban Meyer (F)..........Doug Pederson (Philadelphia 2020)
Jacksonville St....John Grass (Res).........Rich Rodriguez (LA-Monroe AHC)
Lafayette..........John Garrett (F).........John Troxell (Franklin and Marshall)
Las Vegas..........Jon Gruden (F)...........Josh McDaniels (New England OC)
Long Island........Jonathan Gill (I)........Ron Cooper (LSU A)
Louisiana..........Billy Napier (Res).......Michael Desormeaux (Louisiana co-OC)
Louisiana Tech.....Skip Holtz (F)...........Sonny Cumbie (Texas Tech OC)
LSU................Ed Orgeron (F)...........Brian Kelly (Notre Dame)
Maine..............Nick Charlton (Res)......Jordan Stevens (Yale AHC)
Massachusetts......Walt Bell (F)............Don Brown (Arizona DC)
McNeese St.........Frank Wilson (Res).......Gary Goff (Valdosta St)
Miami..............Manny Diaz (F)...........Mario Cristobal (Oregon)
Miami..............Brian Flores (F).........Mike McDaniel (San Francisco OC)
Michigan USFL......(revived league).........Jeff Fisher (Tennessee St A)
Minnesota..........Mike Zimmer (F)..........Kevin O'Connell (LA Rams OC)
Nevada.............Jay Norvell (Res)........Ken Wilson (Oregon co-DC)
New Hampshire......Sean McDonnell (Ret).....Ricky Santos (New Hampshire AHC)
New Jersey USFL....(revived league).........Mike Riley (Seattle XFL OC/QB 2020)
New Mexico St......Doug Martin (F)..........Jerry Kill (TCU AHC)
New Orleans USFL...(revived league).........Larry Fedora (Baylor OC/QB 2020)
New Orleans........Sean Payton (Res)........Dennis Allen (New Orleans DC)
New York G.........Joe Judge (F)............Brian Daboll (Buffalo OC)
Notre Dame.........Brian Kelly (Res)........Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame DC)
Oklahoma...........Lincoln Riley (Res)......Brent Venables (Clemson AHC/DC)
Oregon.............Mario Cristobal (Res)....Dan Lanning (Georgia DC)
Philadelphia USFL..(revived league).........Bart Andrus (Ottawa QB)
Pittsburgh USFL....(revived league).........Kirby Wilson (Las Vegas RB 2020)
Prairie View.......Eric Dooley (Res)........Bubba McDowell (Prairie View AHC)
SMU................Sonny Dykes (Res)........Rhett Lashlee (Miami OC)
Southern...........Dawson Odums (Res).......Eric Dooley (Prairie View A&M)
S Utah.............Demario Warren (F).......DeLane Fitzgerald (Frostburg St)
Tampa Bay USFL.....(revived league).........Todd Haley (Riverview HS Sarasota FL)
TCU................Gary Patterson (Res).....Sonny Dykes (SMU)
Temple.............Rod Carey (F)............Stan Drayton (Texas RB)
Texas Tech.........Matt Wells (F)...........Joey McGuire (Baylor AHC)
Troy...............Chip Lindsey (F).........Jon Sumrall (Kentucky Co-DC)
USC................Clay Helton (F)..........Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma)
Virginia...........Bronco Mendenhall (Res)..Tony Elliott (Clemson OC)
Virginia Tech......Justin Fuente (F)........Brent Pry (Penn State DC)
W Illinois.........Charlie Fisher (F).......Myers Hendrickson (Kansas Wesleyan)
Washington.........Jimmy Lake (F)...........Kalen DeBoer (Fresno St)
Washington St......Nick Rolovich (F)........Jake Dickert (Washington St DC)
WHERE THEY WENT (HC unless otherwise noted)
COACH..............WHY (from)...................TO.............
Steve Addazio......Fired (Colorado St)..........Texas A&M OL
Tom Arth...........Fired (Akron)................LA Chargers PGS
Walt Bell..........Fired (Massachusetts)........Indiana OC
Rod Carey..........Fired (Temple)...............
Nick Charlton......Resigned (Maine).............Connecticut OC/QB
David Culley.......Fired (Houston)..............
Adam Cushing.......Resigned (E Illinois)........Duke OL
David Cutcliffe....Fired (Duke).................
Butch Davis........Resigned (Florida Intl)......
Kalen DeBoer.......Resigned (Fresno St).........Washington
Manny Diaz.........Fired (Miami)................Penn St DC
Eric Dooley........Resigned (Prairie View A&M)..Southern
Sonny Dykes........Resigned (SMU)...............TCU
Randy Edsall.......Retired (Connecticut)........Retirement
Jaime Elizondo.....Fired (Edmonton).............
Vic Fangio.........Fired (Denver)...............
Charlie Fisher.....Fired (W Illinois)...........
Brian Flores.......Fired (Miami)................
Broderick Fobbs....Fired (Grambling St).........
Jason Fuente.......Fired (Virginia Tech)........
John Garrett.......Fired (Lafayette)............
Jonathan Gill......Int/Demoted (Long Island)....Long Island QB
Todd Graham........Resigned (Hawaii)............
John Grass.........Resigned (Jacksonville St)...Clemson A
Jon Gruden.........Fired (Las Vegas)............
Clay Helton........Fired (USC)..................Georgia S
Donald Hill-Eley...Fired (Alabama St)...........
Skip Holtz.........Fired (Louisiana Tech).......Birmingham USFL
Joe Judge..........Fired (New York G)...........New England OA
Brian Kelly........Resigned (Notre Dame)........LSU
Jimmy Lake.........Fired (Washington)...........
Chip Lindsey.......Fired (Troy).................UCF OC/QB
Doug Martin........Fired (New Mexico St)........
Sean McDonnell.....Retired (New Hampshire)......Retirement
Bronco Mendenhall..Resigned (Virginia)..........
Urban Meyer........Fired (Jacksonville).........
Dan Mullen.........Fired (Florida)..............
Matt Nagy..........Fired (Chicago)..............Kansas City QB
Billy Napier.......Resigned (Louisiana).........Florida
Jay Norvell........Resigned (Nevada)............Colorado St
Ed Orgeron.........Fired (LSU)..................
Gary Patterson.....Resigned (TCU)...............Texas SAHC
Sean Payton........Resigned (New Orleans).......
Paul Petrino.......Fired (Idaho)................S Alabama OA
Rob Phenicie.......Fired (Idaho St).............
Lincoln Riley......Resigned (Oklahoma)..........USC
Danny Rocco........Fired (Delaware).............
Nick Rolovich......Fired (Washington St)........
Randy Sanders......Retired (E Tennessee St).....Retirement
Demario Warren.....Fired (S Utah)...............Boise St CB
Matt Wells.........Fired (Texas Tech)...........
Frank Wilson.......Resigned (McNeese St)........LSU AHC
Mike Zimmer........Fired (Minnesota)............
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