College coaching carousel 2025: It's going to be wild

[GoHorns1]

2 hours ago, Waxahorn said:

Will any of them come after PK?

PK has no desire to be a HC is well known.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

2 hours ago, Forrest J. said:

So you think Venables is safe?

What is his buyout?  I heard like $35M??

[nick p]

There is a reason why Jimmy Sexton is the best agent for football coaches 

[Gerry Hamilton]

3 hours ago, Forrest J. said:

So you think Venables is safe?

Not at all. IMO, he needs to get to 8-4

[Gerry Hamilton]

Just now, nick p said:

There is a reason why Jimmy Sexton is the best agent for football coaches 

Absolutely!

[LonghornFan4Ever]

Just now, nick p said:

There is a reason why Jimmy Sexton is the best agent for football coaches 

Yeah this thread could be renamed Jimmy Sexton Season

[Migas & Fajitas]

Add UAB to the list…

[Gerry Hamilton]

1 hour ago, Migas & Fajitas said:

Add UAB to the list…

Trent Dilfer is out 

[robertcook91]

6 hours ago, Keelaannn said:

Auburn and Oklahoma are two i could see on the possible list in the future 

Auburn would be a mistake.  He's in his second year and has been close.  If Florida opens up there will be bidding wars for all of those great players.

[horns96]

How far will GJ Kinne and Jeff Traylor catapult up the coaching ranks this year?  

..and Arbuckle won't be at OU next year.

[Assistant Regional Manager]

34 minutes ago, horns96 said:

How far will GJ Kinne and Jeff Traylor catapult up the coaching ranks this year?  

..and Arbuckle won't be at OU next year.

Kinne or Traylor would need a Baylor/TCU/SMU type to shake loose I would think. And Kinne ain’t exactly covering himself in glory after entering the year with some expectations.

I know Traylor tried for the UH job but he really needed to get out of UTSA a few years ago. He’s now in the G5 cycle of death in terms of his roster turnover. 

[Hesity]

5 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Not at all. IMO, he needs to get to 8-4

Do you think OU’s AD change will affect Venables’ job security? Maybe the new AD won’t want to immediately make a coaching change. 

[AusMOJO]

13 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Oklahoma for sure is a possibility ... they could go 2-4 the rest of the way and limp in at 7-5

Auburn is tough ... they are better. Getting the shaft from officials, but it's a W or L end game 

Do you think 8 wins saves his job or does he need more? I think at 7-5 they're going to fire him. Auburn needs to cut their losses and get a new HC and QB. Arnold looked good early on but boy he looked like typical Arnold the rest of the way. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

8 hours ago, horns96 said:

How far will GJ Kinne and Jeff Traylor catapult up the coaching ranks this year?  

..and Arbuckle won't be at OU next year.

Kinne needs to win some more games this year IMO

Don't think Traylor will leave for a bad situation in P4 ... he's turned down a number of P4's in the last 2-3 years

If Baylor opened up, both would try there. Kinne would be the popular pick of media because his dad played there. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

6 hours ago, Hesity said:

Do you think OU’s AD change will affect Venables’ job security? Maybe the new AD won’t want to immediately make a coaching change. 

That's a big part of this IMO. Who does the new AD have ties to No. 1. 

 

[Realist Horn]

53 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

That's a big part of this IMO. Who does the new AD have ties to No. 1. 

 

Wouldn’t that be Nagy’s decision? 
 

If OU wants Mateer to come back, I think they keep Arbuckle (if Venables is back) 

[Sundancekid]

Matt Campbell to OU? Seems like a killer fit… they would become formidable again.

[Gerry Hamilton]

19 minutes ago, Realist Horn said:

Wouldn’t that be Nagy’s decision? 
 

If OU wants Mateer to come back, I think they keep Arbuckle (if Venables is back) 

that's Assuming Nagy is back if Venables is fired

OU AD and higher ups will have most say. 

Oklahoma will have tough time getting an AD they want/need if they tell the guy Jim Nagy is making the FB hire. I would laugh and say no thanks. But just me!

[Gerry Hamilton]

1 minute ago, Sundancekid said:

Matt Campbell to OU? Seems like a killer fit… they would become formidable again.

Would be very goop hire IMO

[Shivam Patel]

@Gerry HamiltonColorado isn’t firing Deion Sanders!

[GoHorns1]

18 hours ago, Forrest J. said:

So you think Venables is safe?

I hope he is. 

[Texas94]

Which one gives Gus Malzahn another shot? 

[Gerry Hamilton]

2 hours ago, Shivam Patel said:

@Gerry HamiltonColorado isn’t firing Deion Sanders!

Health concerns could open it up IMO