Why It Might Not: It felt incestuous when Muschamp fell into the job at South Carolina, but such things are common in the SEC. To no ones surprise, hes doing well as Alabama OC and can now boast having coached a Heisman-trophy winner. Nebraska WBB Loses to Michigan State 67-64, Nebraska Baseball Weekend Preview: Cambria College Classic, Nebraska WBB vs Michgan State Big Ten Tournament Preview and Game Thread. Closing Comment: It would be interesting to see Hoke roam the sidelines in Lincoln, and he would almost certainly do a better job than Scott Frost, but there isnt much he can provide in the long term. Closing Comment: This seems like the safest pick. Closing Comment: Okay, full disclosure: Jeff Monken is my favorite of this whole bunch. How much support would he get? There is no doubt in his ability as a head coach. Feldman believes Campbell, Leipold, and Chadwell are the leading Nebraska football head coaching candidates to replace Scott Frost. Frost is a Husker legend who would surely be a popular hire with Nebraskas loyal fan base. Craig Bohl, head coach, Wyoming. An Air Force grad who is coaching Air Force, Calhoun is in his 16th season there and has a record of 111-75 after 15 of them. At the very least, he understands a winning culture. Receivers coach Mickey Joseph will be the interim coach for the Huskers. Texas snatched him up two years later, hoping for a return to greatness. You may think Nebraska needs to hire him immediately, or you may think that Nebraska should not touch him with a ten thousand foot pole. This seems like a name fairly low on the totem pole and would likely signal desperation. Hes got a history in the Big Ten, which he matches in terms of style. But regardless, this is a candidate that needs to be addressed. He was BYU's head coach from 2005 to 2015, going 99-43, and so it was a surprise when he left that job for a flailing Virginia program, which he promptly turned around and had them going to bowl games. Why It Might Not: Fit and longevity. OBriens experience coaching quarterbacks both in college and the pros make him very appealing as a developer of talent. Herman quietly served as an analyst for the Chicago Bears last year and is now looking for a job. He didnt, but a lot of that was because he didnt have internal support. But similarly I try to look at how each one might work. Why It Might Not: Theres not a lot to knock, but theres not a lot to get excited about, either. Stoops has produced double-digit win seasons, has his program regularly vying for an upper spot in the SEC East, and has sent multiple players to the NFL drafts early rounds. But more important than nostalgia is how disciplined his teams are. He might be just the thing for a program weary of misses and failed press conferences. The former Auburn head coach known for taking them to the last ever BCS championship game, Malzahn got run out of town after a few mediocre seasons by their standards and is now at UCF. So stay tuned. Its interesting that he got that job, given his previous spot was as Arkansass RB coach, when they went 4-20 in the Chad Morris era. Barring a stunning breakthrough this season, hes just about reached the end of his rope and is likely to return to the field of college coaching. Bill O'Brien, Alabama offensive coordinator: "Obie" already has Big Ten experience as the first Penn State coach in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Scott Frost pulled him from LSU to coach wide receivers and almost everyone in the fan base loves him. But his two jobs at Texas and South Florida were massive failures. This FanPost created by a registered user of Corn Nation. Why It Might Not: NC State still hasnt had the type of special season you would expect from someone who could be a great head coach. Why It Might Work: OBriens two years at Penn State were really good given the circumstances that he walked into. Ah, yes. His head coaching record is an impressive 87-42, but that wasnt enough to satisfy championship-hungry Auburn boosters. The program was plagued by the scandal involving Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky, most big-time recruits and players jumped ship, and OBrien took the job with no previous head coaching experience and under the auspices of a two-year bowl ban. He flamed out of the NFLtwice. Taylor is a young coach who caught fire in one season (sound familiar? A couple years removed from college football may be enough to make everyone forget about the struggles in Austin. Why It Might Not: Setting aside the baggage that Malzahn allegedly would bring with a reportedly outspoken wife who creates drama, this guy seems entrenched in the deep South. Interim coach Bo Pelini, the fiery, 36-year-old defensive coordinator in his first season at Nebraska, snuffed out the boycott discussion, walking in on a Dec. 16 players meeting. Why It Might Work: Absolutely no one expected UTSA to go 12-2, but the fact that the Roadrunners did has to count for something. Hes known as an offensive mastermind and stands among college footballs brainiest schemers. Closing Comment: So Im skeptical about this. Jerry Kill: If Nebraska wants to poach a head coach from another school, Jerry Kill seems like a logical direction to go. Its not for everybody. The 11 games that explain the downfall of Nebraska football. 7, quickly became a disappointment and they finished 7-6 with a loss in the bowl game. Its an exciting time, right? Klieman appears to lack key knowledge of the Big Ten, and the Big 12 isnt great to prepare you for that. could be open soon, and in my opinion Chadwell would probably prefer to wait for one of those to come calling than any Big Ten offer. Trev Alberts has the rest of 2022 to find the right guy. With little more than a single impressive season, there are reasons for skepticism. He certainly would be a good hire on paper, but youd be right to wonder if it would work out. The state of Colorado isnt that far from Nebraska. Georgias current defensive coordinator has been a head coach at two different SEC teams, Florida and South Carolina. Jon Hale. His record at Washington is a somewhat less stellar 55-26, but he finished (or tied) first in the Pac-12 north division for three straight years, and won the conference championship twice. He is still a huge name that will be brought up with every vacancy at a major college football program. Why It Might Work: Arandas Bears came out of nowhere to win the Big 12 in 2021 and beat Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. But as caveats go, thats fairly small. Closing Comment: Bringing Rich Rod back to the Big Ten would certainly create serious buzz. A program at the level of Nebraska seems above his competency, and at his age hed be seen as nothing more than a bridge coach. Iowa States 2021 season, where they started ranked No. Nebraska has no natural rival in the Big Ten, as much as some want to make Iowa that team. Before being Michigans head coach, he was the head coach at Ball State and San Diego State, where he turned around both programs. He was doing well at Arizona until off-the-field allegations made them show him the door. Regionally, itd be a good fit. Why It Might Work: Leipold is certainly a good coach. He got all that and then some at USF, and good lord, what a disaster. Some people are pounding the table for this guy, but to me, this is a fairly un-sexy pick. His best season was 2016 when he went 12-2 and lost to Georgia in the CFP. So it seems like hes got the head coaching chops, and his coordinator experience at LSU and Wisconsin make him very familiar with how big programs operate. Traditional recruiting grounds in Texas and California were either ignored or eventually shriveled up. GP has plenty left in the tank at age 62 after a bitter departure from TCU. His recruiting classes at Michigan were all very good, and he completely transformed the Wolverines defense, which had become a joke under Rich Rodriguez. Not every place is going to be set up like that. Unless Iowa State suffers a total collapse this year, hes going to be the top target for most major open head coaching jobs. An understated, under-the-radar coach who seems to do more with less? Mickey Joseph, Nebraska interim football coach Joseph, 54, was named Nebraska's interim coach Sunday. Has the Nebraska's coaching search entered its second week with three candidates have reportedly pushed to the front of the Huskers' crosshairs, sparking media reaction on the possibilities. He tried his hand in the NFL with Jacksonville and face-planted so hardexacerbated by a truly staggering amount of off-the-field dramathat the owner fired him before he could even complete his first season. Like Frost, Joseph worked his way up the coaching ladder most recently at LSU where he developed what some say is the best group of wide receivers in history. Maybe he could pull it off and be great, but thats a tall order. They'd be back. Hes now the head coach at Jacksonville State in Alabama. Hes considerably more experienced than Monken and has a longer record. He may have bitten off more than he could chew with the FSU job, but he was also succeeding Jimbo Fisher, one of the programs most successful coaches. Why It Might Not: Urban Meyer is weird. He might be better served as a coordinator. That would not be the case at Nebraska. Why It Might Not: OBrien bolted for the NFL at the earliest opportunity. Closing Comment: Mickey Joseph would no doubt excite some Husker fans, and while I do get the argument for his upside, hes now 54 without a major head coaching gig. He might be better suited for a rebuild situation where he has time to work out the kinks. Hes been doing well at Toledo for seven years. He also occasionally does TV analyst work for Fox Sports, and he stepped in to coach the Sooners for a bowl game when Lincoln Riley bolted for USC. And even though hes now saddled with one of college footballs toughest projects at Kansas, many believe he has the Jayhawks headed in the right direction. Stoops may be even better than that without the baggage. Entz could be riding on the coattails of North Dakota State, which finds it rare to not win the FCS national title. Why It Might Work: Canada did a remarkable job as Marylands interim HC. That cost Meyer a three-game suspension at the beginning of the 2018 season, his last with the Buckeyes. Is he more cut out to be a coordinator? Going 8-5 at KSU is apparently the equivalent of going 11-1 to some, and the record from NDSU predictably makes people salivate. Hes a Youngstown State grad and famously served as Mark Dantonios aggressive DC at Michigan State. The break from Virginia was equally confusing, and Mendenhall gave the now-typical "spend time with family" line as the reason. Then he spent a season at Oregon before bolting for the "Dream Job" at Florida State, where he barely lasted two years. Needless to say, from top to bottom, hed be a massive upgrade over Scott Frost, and has a better resume than either Mike Riley or Bo Pelini when they were each hired. At 63 with not much upside he is unlikely to be in high demand. And, surprisingly, even after two head coaching jobs, it still feels to some like his potential remains untapped. Chadwell racked up numerous Coach of the Year Honors for the job he's done recently. Would he be able to get the talent needed to win at a high level? Despite some down years, hes done exceptionally well at Air Force and they have no desire to see him leave. Hes quietly leading one of the most competitive programs in the country, causing a ton of trouble for their opponents in the Mountain West. Closing Comment: This would be a bizarre marriage if it happened.