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Kansas ouster of Les Miles led to late moves in the college football coaching carousel, as the Jayhawks hired Buffalo head coach Lance Leipold in late April and the Bulls hired Michigan co-defensive coordinator Maurice Linguist to replace him. Keep track of all of the latest FBS coaching moves here, from head coach firings and hires to assistants on the move to stories and scoops from The Athletics team of college football reporters. Bookmark this tracker to stay up to date with all the latest news on the college football coaching carousel. Contact Chris Vannini with tips at [emailprotected] or via Twitter direct message @ChrisVannini. Sources remain confidential.

Head coaching changes

Kevin Sumlin

Jedd Fisch (Patriots QBs)

Blake Anderson

Butch Jones (Alabama analyst)

Gus Malzahn

Bryan Harsin (Boise State HC)

Bryan Harsin

Andy Avalos (Oregon DC)

Lance Leipold

Maurice Linguist (Michigan co-DC)

Lovie Smith

Bret Bielema (Giants OLBs)

Les Miles

Lance Leipold (Buffalo HC)

Matt Viator

Terry Bowden (Clemson GA)

Doc Holliday

Charles Huff (Alabama RBs)

Steve Campbell

Kane Wommack (Indiana DC)

Will Muschamp

Shane Beamer (Oklahoma AHC)

Jay Hopson

Will Hall (Tulane OC)

Jeremy Pruitt

Josh Heupel (UCF HC)

Tom Herman

Steve Sarkisian (Alabama OC)

Josh Heupel

Gus Malzahn (former Auburn HC)

Gary Andersen

Blake Anderson (Arkansas State HC)

Derek Mason

Clark Lea (Notre Dame DC)

UTEP: Special teams coordinator Joe Robinson has retired, and Northern Arizona running backs coach/special teams coordinator Aaron Price has been hired to fill the spot. Price, the son of former UTEP head coach Mike Price, was on the Miners staff from 2004-12.

Arkansas State: Special teams coordinator Steve Hauser has stepped down and taken a position outside of football, he announced on Twitter. Hauser joined the staff in January from Iowa State.

Iowa: Former Iowa quarterback and current St. Thomas More School (CT) head coach Jason Manson has joined Iowa as director of player development.

Charlotte: West Virginia senior special teams analyst Tyler Hancock is expected to join the Charlotte staff as special teams coordinator, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Chris Vannini. Hancock spent two years at West Virginia after three in a similar role at Maryland. FootballScoop first reported the news.

Houston: Director of player development Daikiel Shorts has been promoted to wide receivers coach and will hold the role through the fall, a person with knowledge of the situation confirms to The Athletics Chris Vannini. Shorts has been on staff for two years and played receiver for Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia.

Michigan: Offensive coordinator Josh Gattis has signed a one-year extension through 2022 with a $100,000 raise to $1 million in 2022. In addition, new defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale will earn at least $600,000 annually on a three-year deal.

Buffalo: Rice recruiting analyst Daniel Gaine is expected to join Buffalo as defensive recruiting coordinator.

Ole Miss:Gardner-Webb offensive line coach Jake Thornton is expected to join the Ole Miss staff in the same role, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Bruce Feldman.

San Jose State: Athletic director Marie Tuite is stepping down and moving to a role as special director of external relations and capital project development, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Nicole Auerbach.

Louisiana: Assistant offensive line coach Bryant Ross is expected to become offensive line coach at Grambling State, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Bruce Feldman.

LSU: Former Detroit Lions running backs coach Kyle Caskey has joined the LSU staff as an offensive analyst, people with knowledge of the situation tell The Athletics Brody Miller.

Buffalo: Duquesne offensive line coach Matt Stansfield will join the Buffalo staff in the same role, according to Yahoo Sports. This completes Mo Linguists on-field staff.

Houston: Wide receivers coach Tyron Carrier is no longer on staff, the school announced. Carrier had been on staff since 2019 and previously worked under Dana Holgorsen at West Virginia.

Akron: Former Kansas senior offensive analyst John Morookian has joined Akron as tight ends coach. Morookian spent part of 2020 as KUs interim offensive line coach.

Duke: Nina King has been promoted to athletic director. She was previously Dukes senior deputy director of athletics for administration and legal affairs and chief of staff and has been at Duke for 13 years.

Ohio State: Athletic director Gene Smith will receive an extension through 2026 and earn $2.06 million per year, according to The Athletics Bill Landis.

Kansas: Lance Leipold has added Buffalo wide receivers coach Rob Ianello as general manager and retained linebackers coach Jordan Peterson as senior defensive analyst. In addition, Michael Painter (director of football operations), Grant Murray (director of player personnel) and Taiwo Onatolu (senior special teams analyst) have also joined KU from Buffalo.

Michigan: Vanderbilt on-campus recruiting coordinator Christina DeRuyter has joined the Michigan staff as director of on-campus recruiting and operations.

Alabama: Offensive analyst Tino Sunseri has joined the James Madison staff as quarterbacks coach.

Central Michigan: Defensive line coach Justin Hinds has joined the Western Carolina staff as defensive coordinator.

Buffalo: Minnesota assistant strength coach Jeremy Cole has joined Buffalo as head strength coach.

USC: The Athletics Antonio Morales takes a look at Clay Heltons salary, the expected pay bump and what it means for USC.

Colgate: Head coach Dan Hunt is leaving to address personal issues following a violation of university policy not involving students, the school announced. Hunt had been with the program since 1995 and had been the head coach since 2014. Associate head coach Stan Dakosty will serve as interim head coach for 2021.

Buffalo: UMass defensive tackles coach Cedric Douglas will join the UB staff as defensive line coach/run game coordinator, according to Yahoo Sports.

Buffalo: Former Marshall wide receivers coach Dallas Baker has joined the UB staff in the same role, according to his Twitter account. In addition, Georgia quality control assistant Rod Ojong is expected to join as safeties coach, and Campbell cornerbacks coach DeAndre Thompson is expected to join as cornerbacks coach, according to Yahoo Sports.

Notre Dame: Brian Kelly made $2,560,144 during the 2019 school reporting period, according to Notre Dames tax return, although that number is likely much higher.Reads one part of the return: During calendar year 2019, the university made payments to an LLC owned by the head football coach, which are not reportable compensation for purposes of Form 990. Therefore, the payments are excluded from Form 990 Part VII and Schedule J, Part II. Additionally, per the return: The current head football coach is permitted to receive compensation from external sources with prior written approval from the university. The university is not a party to any agreements between the coach and any third party for the payment of compensation to the coach, and the coach does not provide services to the university as a result of any such agreements. Therefore, any external income that the coach may receive is not reported for purposes of the universitys response to the question raised on Form 990 Part VII Line 5.

Iowa: The Athletics Scott Dochterman explains Kirk Ferentzs salary reduction and what it really means.

NC State: Athletic director Boo Corrigan has received a two-year extension through April 2026.

UNLV: Offensive line coach Cameron Norcross is no longer on staff, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Chris Vannini. He spent one year at UNLV after four at Vanderbilt.

Buffalo:Akron running backs coach Mike Daniels is expected to join the Buffalo staff as running backs coach/recruiting coordinator, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Chris Vannini. Daniels was a high school coach last season, joined Army as a recruiting coordinator in February, then joined Akron in March. He previously worked at Buffalo from 2009-11. FootballScoop first reported the news

Missouri: Former NFL offensive coordinator and LSU passing game coordinator Scott Linehan has joined the Missouri staff as an offensive analyst.

Kansas: Buffalo head strength coach Matt Gildersleeve has joined the Kansas staff in the same role.

Virginia Tech: Justin Fuente has added Leah Joseph as director of on-campus recruiting, promoted Beau Davidson to director of recruiting and promoted Lino Lupinetti to assistant director of personnel and recruiting.

Buffalo: James Madison offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery will become the offensive coordinator at Buffalo, according to ESPN and the Daily News-Record. Montgomery spent two years at JMU.

Kansas: Lance Leipold has completed his coaching staff. He retained defensive line coach Kwahn Drake, cornerbacks coach Chevis Jackson, wide receivers coach Emmett Jones, special teams coordinator Jacob Schoonover and running backs coach Jonathan Wallace. From Buffalo, Leopold brought offensive coordinator/tight ends coach Andy Kotelnicki, defensive coordinator/safeties coach Brian Borland, offensive line coach Scott Fuchs, linebackers coach Chris Simpson and quarterbacks coach Jim Zebrowski.

Navy: Kent State outside linebackers coach Joe Coniglio has joined the Navy staff as a defensive assistant, and defensive assistant Robert Green has been promoted to cornerbacks coach.

Michigan: Kentucky defensive backs coach Steve Clinkscale has been hired as defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator at Michigan.

Buffalo: Head coach Maurice Linguists contract is a 4.5-year deal through 2025 with an annual salary of $675,000, according to the Buffalo News. The buyout if Linguist leaves starts at $1.5 million in 2021.

Buffalo: Former Houston defensive coordinator Joe Cauthen will join the Buffalo staff as defensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Athletics Chris Vannini. Cauthen spent two years at Houston after five at Arkansas State. He previously worked with new Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist at Valdosta State in 2008. Yahoo Sports first reported the news.

Stetson: Head coach Roger Hughes has stepped down to become president of Doane University, his alma mater. Hughes went 31-50 in eight seasons after the program was revived in 2011.

Michigan:Kentucky DBs coach Steve Clinkscale will be a candidate to replace new Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist as co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach at Michigan, a person with knowledge of the situation tellsThe Athletics Nick Baumgardner.

Buffalo: Michigan co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach Maurice Linguist has been hired as Buffalos new head coach. The 37-year-old Linguist arrived at Michigan this winter after spending the 2020 season as the Dallas Cowboys cornerbacks coach. Linguist was an assistant at Buffalo from 2012-13 and spent the 2018 and 19 seasons on the Texas A&M staff.

SMU: Special teams coordinator Chris Brasfield is leaving to pursue full-time ministry in September. He will serve as a senior analyst until then, and current analyst Kenny Perry is expected to be promoted to special teams coordinator.

Presbyterian: Pulaski Acadamy (Ark.) head coach Kevin Kelley is the new head coach at Presbyterian. Kelley is known as the high school coach who never punts and always onside kicks, won nine state championships.

Wake Forest: Georgia Southern director of on-campus recruiting Jalyn Ballein has joined Wake Forest as assistant to the head coach/on-campus recruiting coordinator.

Akron: Wisconsin-Green Bay athletic director Charles Guthrie has been named athletic director at Akron.

Washington State: Athletic director Pat Chun has received a one-year extension through 2026.

Kansas: Buffalo assistants expected to join Lance Leipold at KU include Rob Ianello, Brian Borland, Andy Kotelnicki, Chris Simpson, Jim Zebrowski, Scott Fuchs and Taiwo Onatolu, with roles yet to be determined, according to Yahoo Sports. Ianello is also a candidate to replace Leipold at Buffalo.

Texas Tech: Former Texas Tech running back Sammy Morris has joined the staff as assistant director of player support development.

Northwestern: Deputy athletic director for external affairs Mike Polisky has been promoted to athletic director. Hes been in the department since 2010.

UL Monroe: Dusty Rutledge has joined the ULM staff as chief of staff. Rutledge previously worked with ULM offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia, Michigan, Arizona and Ole Miss and spent last season coaching high school ball.

Kansas: New head coach Lance Leipolds contract is a six-year deal worth $2.2 million in the first year with $200,000 annual raises (its a $300,000 raise in 2024), according to 247Sports.

UNLV: Athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has received a contract extension through June 2026.

Alabama A&M: Head coach Connell Maynor has received a four-year extension. Alabama A&M won the SWAC on Saturday.

Southern: Safeties coach/special teams coordinator Jason Rollins has been promoted to interim head coach for the rest of 2021. Rollins just finished his first season on staff.

Memphis:Director of football operations Sam Curtis has left the program for a career outside of football.

Texas State: Athletic director Larry Teis will step down at the end of the August. Teis has been the AD since 2004.

Buffalo: With Lance Leipold heading to Kansas, read Chris Vanninis Buffalo job profile for pluses, minuses and candidates.

Kansas: Buffalos Lance Leipold has been hired as the new head coach at Kansas. Leipold went 37-33 in six seasons at Buffalo, including 24-10 in the past three years and an AP No. 25 finish in 2020. He previously won six Division III national championships in eight years at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Southern: Former NFL running back Marshall Faulk is a candidate for the Southern head coaching job and the sides have had conversations, according to NFL Networks Ian Rapoport.

Western Carolina: Former Valdosta State head coach and USF offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell has been named head coach at WCU. Bell won a Division II national championship at Valdosta State in 2018.

Ole Miss: Randy Clements is out as offensive line coach, a person with knowledge of the situation tellsThe Athletics Bruce Feldman. 247Sports first reported the move.

Wisconsin: Head coach Paul Chryst has received an annual one-year extension to his five-year contract, which now goes through 2025.

Notre Dame: Richmond tight ends coach Trevor Mendelson has joined the Notre Dame staff in an off-field role working with the offensive line. Mendelson spent one spring season at Richmond and previously worked at Wake Forest.

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