| SMU |
| Coach: Phil Bennett - fired Oct 28 after recording a 1-10 record in 2007 and 18-52 overall record as head coach at SMU. |
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| Coach: Hired June Jones Jan 7. Jones led Hawaii to a first ever BCS bowl appearance in 2007. |
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| Baylor |
| Coach: Guy Morriss - fired Nov 18 with a won loss record of 18-40 at Baylor and 3-9 in 2007. |
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| Coach: Art Briles - Hired Houston head coach Nov 28. |
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| Michigan |
| Coach: Lloyd Carr - retired Nov 19 with an 8-4 record in 2007 and 121-39 overall record as head coach at Michigan. |
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| Coach: Rich Rodriguez - hired from West Virginia Dec 16, Rodriguez won 4 Big East Championships in 5 seasons and had a 60-26 overall record at West Virginia. |
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| Texas A&M |
| Coach: Dennis Franchione - fired Nov 23 after 5 years at Texas A&M. Franchione led the Aggies to a 7-5 season in 2007 and 32-28 overall. |
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| Coach: Mike Sherman - Hired Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nov 26. |
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| Nebraska |
| Coach: Bill Callahan - fired Nov 24 after going 4-7 in 2007 and 27-22 overall for the Cornhuskers. |
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| Coach: Bo Pelini - Hired LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini who will take over after reaching the BCS Championship game. |
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| Ole Miss |
| Coach: Ed Orgeron - fired after compiling an 0-8 record in the SEC in 2007 and 10-25 overall during his tenure. |
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| Nov 27 - Named Houston Nutt head coach. Nutt compiled a 75-48 record in 10 seasons as head coach at Arkansas. |
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| Georgia Tech |
| Coach: Chan Gailey - fired Nov 26 after finishing the regular season 7-5 and going 44-32 overall in 6 years at Georgia Tech. |
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| Coach: Paul Johnson - Navy headh coach Paul Johnson will take over the Yellow Jackets next season. |
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| Duke |
| Coach: Ted Roof - fired after completing a 1-11 season in 2007 and an overall record of 6-45 in 5 seasons at Duke. |
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| Coach: David Cutcliffe - hired Tennessee offensive coordinator and former Ole Miss head coach Dec 14. |
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| Southern Miss |
| Coach: Jeff Bower - fired November 26 with a 7-5 record in 2007 and 119-82-1 record overall at Southern Miss. |
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| Coach: Larry Fedora - Oklahoma State offensive coordinator was hired Dec 12. |
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| Arkansas |
| Coach: Houston Nutt - resigned Nov 26 after turning down a contract extension following a road win at #1 LSU in his final regular season game. Nutt coached Arkansas to an 8-4 finish in 2007 and 75-48 overall record in 10 seasons. |
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| Coach: Bobby Petrino - Atlanta Falcons head coach left the NFL 13 games into his first season to take over in Fayetteville Dec 11. |
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| Northern Illinois |
| Coach: Joe Novak - retired Nov 26 after finishing 2-10 in 2007 and 63-75 overall at Northern Illinois. |
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| Coach: Jerry Kill - Takes over Northern Illinois after 7 seasons as head coach of Southern Illinois. Hired Dec 13. |
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| Washington State |
| Coach: Bill Doba - retired Nov 26 after finishing 5-7 in 2007 and 30-29 overall after 5 seasons as head coach at Washington State. |
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| Coach: Paul Wulff - 3 time coach of the year in the Big Sky conference as head coach at Eastern Washington for 8 seasons and Washington State alum hired Dec 11. |
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| Colorado State |
| Coach: Sonny Lubick announced Nov 27 he will retire. |
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| Coach: Steve Fairchild - The Rams hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Fairchild on Dec 12. |
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| Houston |
| Coach: Head coach Art Briles hired by Baylor Nov 28. |
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| Coach: Kevin Sumlin offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State was hired Dec 13. |
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| UCLA |
| Coach: Head coach Karl Dorrell was fired by the Bruins Dec 3. |
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| Coach: Hired UCLA alum and Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Rick Neuheisel Dec 29. |
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| Navy |
| Coach: Head coach Paul Johnson was hired by Georgia Tech Dec 7. |
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| Coach: Ken Niumatalolo Navy assistant head coach and offensive line coach was promoted Dec 8. |
| West Virginia |
| Coach: Head coach Rich Rodriguez was announced as the successor to Lloyd Carr at Michigan Dec 16. |
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| Coach: Promoted intermim head coach Bill Stewart Jan 3 after West Virginia's 48-28 Fiesta Bowl win over the Oklahoma Sooners. |
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| Hawaii |
| Coach: June Jones filled the head coaching vacancy at SMU Jan 7 after leading Hawaii to a 12-0 regular season. |
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| Coach: Promoted defensive coordinator and former NFL assistant Greg McMackin to head coach Jan 16. |
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