The pathway for top college football coordinators to land notable head coaching jobs still exists, but it's undeniably harder to see these days.
Of the 25 teams that hired new coaches in late fall and early winter, only five hired Power 4 coordinators who weren't already working in their programs. Among that group, none was selected to lead a Power 4 program. The past cycle was very light on major job vacancies, and the ones that opened seemed more interested in hiring those already in head coaching roles, or, in the case of North Carolina, a former NFL coach with six Super Bowl rings from the New England Patriots.