Luke Fickell, Cincinnati

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The skinny: He’s a Columbus, Ohio, native who played at Ohio State and has spent his entire coaching career in Ohio, 13 years as an Ohio State defensive assistant, one year as the Buckeyes head coach between the Jim Tressell and Urban Meyer regimes and the last three seasons as Cincinnati’s head coach. After a four-win debut season with the Bearcats, he went 11-2 last year and 10-2 this season. Mizzou might prefer an offensive-minded coach, but Fickell figures to be a prime Power Five candidate.