Winners and losers from wildest CFB coaching cycle in recent memory

December 9, 2025

By Bryan Logan, ClutchPoints via Yahoo Sports: College football is in the final stages of one of the most chaotic coaching cycles in recent memory. From James Franklin being hired at Virginia Tech to the drama surrounding Lane Kiffin and the Ole Miss job. Over 20 jobs changed hands in this latest coaching carousel, and with so many changes, there are bound to be big-time losers and big-time winners.

The 2025-26 coaching carousel actually started before anyone took a snap in the 2025 season. Troy Taylor was fired by Stanford in March of 2025. This was due to investigations into a hostile work environment towards female staff members.

This led to a year of Frank Reich as the interim, and Stanford hiring Tavita Pritchard to be the new head coach at the end of November. Taylor was not the only pre-season college football movement, as Kenni Burns was let go in April. Mark Carney was named the interim at Kent State and ended up retaining the job.

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Winners and losers from wildest CFB coaching cycle in recent memory

It was one of the wildest coaching carousels in College Football's recent histroy, and with that, there are winners and losers from the cycle.

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