College football coaching carousel: Tracker for every FBS coaching change in 2024

There were 31 FBS head-coaching changes in 2023 – a 23.1% turnover rate that stretched into February. 

The 2024 college football season figures to have fewer coaching changes as a result, and so far there has not been a Power 4 coach fired in 2024.

The carousel, however, is turning in the Group of 5. Five coaches in those conferences were fired after Week 12, including Ball State's Mike Neu, Temple's Stan Drayton, Florida Atlantic's Tom Herman, UMass' Don Brown and Charlotte's Biff Poggi. 

That increases the total to 11 coaching changes in this cycle, and all of them have been from the Group of 5. So, who's next? A look at all the FBS coaching changes for 2024: 

College football coaching changes 2024

Jeff Tedford, Fresno State 

Resigned (July 15): Tedford resigned because of health concerns. Tedford, 62, was in his second stint with the program and had compiled a 19-8 record in two seasons after replacing Kalen DeBoer. Tedford had a 127-97 through 16 seasons with Cal and Fresno State. He was replaced by interim coach Tim Skipper. 

Blake Anderson, Utah State 

Fired (July 20): Anderson was dismissed on July 10. According to the Associated Press, Anderson "was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the incident after an Aggies player was arrested." Anderson allegedly failed to report the case. Anderson was 23-17 in three seasons with the Aggies. He finished 11-2 in 2021, but the program had back-to-back 6-7 seasons leading into 2024. Nate Dreiling is the interim coach for the Aggies this season. 

Will Hall, Southern Miss 

Fired (Oct. 20): Hall – who had a 14-30 record –was fired at Southern Mississippi after a 44-28 loss to Arkansas State in Week 8. The Golden Eagles were 1-6 when Hall was dismissed as the head coach. Hall had a 31-9 record at West Georgia in the FCS before taking the Southern Miss job. The Golden Eagles finished 7-6 and won the Lending Tree Bowl under Hall in 2022, but they were 3-9 in 2023 and could not get momentum this season. Reed Stringer is the interim head coach. 

Mike Houston, East Carolina 

Fired (Oct. 20): Houston was fired after the Pirates lost 45-28 to Army on Oct. 19. East Carolina fell to 3-4, and Houston – who was 37-6 in three seasons with James Madison before arriving at East Carolina in 2019 – was let go. Houston finished 27-38 with the Pirates. According to ESPN.com, East Carolina athletic director Jon Gilbert said, “a change is needed to move the program forward. We have high expectations and those are not changing." Blake Harrell is the interim coach for the Pirates. 

Mike Bloomgren, Rice 

Fired (Oct. 27): Rice parted ways with Bloomgren on Oct. 27. Bloomgren took over at Rice in 2018 and endured five straight losing seasons before dropping to 2-6 this year. The Owls did make bowl appearances in 2022 and 2023, but Bloomgren had a 24-52 record. Pete Alamar will be in the interim coach this season. 

Brian Bohannon, Kennesaw State

Fired/resigned (Nov. 11): Bohannon said he resigned, but Kennesaw State announced the coach was fired on Nov. 11. Either way, the Owls' coach is out after compiling a 1-8 record in 2024. Bohannon was 72-38 at Kennesaw State and saw the program make the transition to the FBS in 2024. 

Mike Neu, Ball State

Fired (Nov. 16): Ball State fired Neu, a former quarterback for the Cardinals, in his ninth season with the program. The Cardinals were 3-7 at the time of his departure. The Cardinals won the MAC championship in 2020, but they had an 18-29 record under Neu after that victory. 

Stan Drayton, Temple 

Fired (Nov. 17): Drayton was fired after a win against Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Drayton was in his third season with Temple, and the Owls were 9-25 with a 4-18 record in American Athletic Conference play. Drayton had previously served as an assistant head coach at Texas from 2017-21. 

Tom Herman, FAU 

Fired (Nov. 18): Herman was fired at Florida Atlantic after a 18-15 loss to Temple in Week 12. The Owls lost five straight games and fell to 2-8 this season. Herman had a 6-16 record at FAU in his first head coaching stint since Texas, where he compiled a 32-18 record from 2017-20. 

Don Brown, UMass 

Fired (Nov. 18): Brown was fired at UMass after the Minutemen lost 34-28 to Liberty in Week 12. UMass hired the former Michigan defensive coordinator in 2022, and Brown complied a 6-28 record. Shane Montgomery will be the interim coach for UMass, which will rejoin the MAC in 2025. 

Biff Poggi, Charlotte 

Fired (Nov. 18): Poggi was fired in his second season with the 49ers. Charlotte is 3-7 this season, but the 49ers lost their fourth straight game in Week 12. Poggi compiledm a 6-16 record in two seasons. 

FBS coaching changes by school 2024