Only 15 major-college football jobs made coaching changes during or after the pandemic-stricken 2020 season. That’s fewer than usual.
But some schools can’t wait for normal to return, and some coaches get antsy, and just one domino falling can create a carousel.
Here are the 15 coaches who took over Division I-A jobs going into the 2021 season, ranked by the quality of the hire. Not the quality of the job, not the quality of the coach, but the quality of the fit.
1. Central Florida: Gus Malzahn replaces Josh Heupel.