College football’s hiring season has been marked by surprises (Urban Meyer’s retirement), the return of one of the game’s most popular personas (Les Miles at Kansas) and 30-somethings and 60-somethings alike getting the nod for enticing gigs. All 21 jobs that came open have been filled, and we grade them all below on five criteria that earn scores between 1 (the worst) and 5 (the best) that are averaged:
• Splash quotient: Looking at the reaction to the hire from media, fans, players, anyone. Did people like it, hate it, even realize it happened?