No good deed goes unpunished and no success is exempt from the success tax. In the world of college football, success is translated thusly: winning. And the tax – in addition to perpetual roster turnover — is coaching turnover.
No program is exempt from the tax, and it is one of the reasons that make Nick Saban’s run at Alabama so impressive. The Michigan Wolverines are no strangers to this tax. In 2021, defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald left for the NFL, and last season, one of the three most important voices in Schembechler Hall — Biff Poggi — left to become the head coach at Charlotte.