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2025-26 CFB Coaching Hotseat/Changes/Rumors (Part 4)

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11/8/25 at 11:39a in the College Sports Forum
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This is a continuation from Part 3

Here are the 2025-26 season's confirmed FBS openings (job opening date, school, last coach, new coach):

  1. 3/25: Stanford (Troy Taylor): Frank Reich (interim)
  2. 4/11: Kent State (Kenni Burns): Mark Carney (interim tag removed 10/30/25)
  3. 9/14: UCLA (DeShaun Foster): Tim Skipper (interim)
  4. 9/14: Virginia Tech (Brent Pry): James Franklin
  5. 9/23: Oklahoma State (Mike Gundy): Doug Meacham (interim)
  6. 9/28: Arkansas (Sam Pittman): Bobby Petrino (interim)
  7. 10/12: Oregon State (Trent Bray): Robb Akey (interim)
  8. 10/12: Penn State (James Franklin): Terry Smith (interim)
  9. 10/12: UAB (Trent Dilfer): Alex Mortensen (interim)
  10. 10/19: Florida (Billy Napier): Billy Gonzales (interim)
  11. 10/19: Colorado State (Jay Norvell): Tyson Summers (interim)
  12. 10/26: LSU (Brian Kelly): Frank Wilson (interim)
  13. 11/2: Auburn (Hugh Freeze): DJ Durkin (interim)
  14. 11/23: California (Justin Wilcox): Nick Rolovich (interim)

Contract Extensions

  1. Curt Cignetti (Indiana): eight-year, $93 million contract extension, annual salary of $11.6 million
  2. Matt Rhule (Nebraska): through 2032
  3. Rhett Lashlee (SMU): through 2032

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