TransferPortl

Coaching Carousel

A head coach change is the strongest single push toward the transfer portal. Players recruited by the old staff lose the coach who promised them a role, and the next staff brings its own players.

For each school that fired its coach this season, we show the roster's average Transfer Vulnerability Score (TVS) from the last weekly update before the change and today, and the players most likely to enter the portal. TVS is a 0 to 100 score that ranks how likely a player is to enter the next portal window. It comes from a model trained on past cycles. See every player's TVS.

Head Coaches Fired in 2026

Florida State

Mike Norvell fired Nov. 1. Interim: Rick Stockstill. Source

Average TVS 27.9 before, 34.9 now. 46 players at 35 or higher.

  1. Kevin SperryQB76.0
  2. Jamari HowardDB68.0
  3. Blake NichelsonLB67.0
  4. Charles Lester IIIDB64.0
  5. Jarvis Boatwright Jr.DB63.0
Full Florida State roster risk and portal alerts →

Sam Houston

Phil Longo fired Oct. 28. Interim: Eric Raisbeck and Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay. Source

Average TVS 15.3 before, 25.4 now. 18 players at 35 or higher.

  1. Dean FordLB64.0
  2. Railyn AdamsS61.0
  3. Brody HendersonDE59.0
  4. Landyn LockeQB58.0
  5. Tim Burns Jr.WR54.0
Full Sam Houston roster risk and portal alerts →

Baylor

Dave Aranda fired Oct. 25. Interim: Joe Klanderman. Source

Average TVS 19.0 before, 24.4 now. 24 players at 35 or higher.

  1. Nate BennettQB64.0
  2. Ryne ShackelfordWR53.0
  3. Taz Williams Jr.WR50.0
  4. Calvin Simpson-HuntCB49.0
  5. Caden KnightenRB48.0
Full Baylor roster risk and portal alerts →

NC State

Dave Doeren fired Oct. 24. Interim: Todd Goebbel. Source

Average TVS 16.8 before, 26.3 now. 31 players at 35 or higher.

  1. CJ BaileyQB61.0
  2. Sterling DixonOLB53.0
  3. Will WilsonQB52.0
  4. Ronnie Royal, IIISAF52.0
  5. Chase BondDE51.0
Full NC State roster risk and portal alerts →

Maryland

Michael Locksley fired Oct. 21. Interim: Aazaar Abdul-Rahim. Source

Average TVS 18.5 before, 25.7 now. 31 players at 35 or higher.

  1. Zahir MathisLB55.0
  2. Malik WashingtonQB53.0
  3. DeJuan WilliamsRB53.0
  4. Zymear SmithWR52.0
  5. Jackson HamiltonWR52.0
Full Maryland roster risk and portal alerts →
Assistant and Coordinator Moves
Coach and Former RoleFromToPositions AffectedYear
JaMarcus ShephardCo-Offensive CoordinatorAlabama→Oregon State2025
Nick SheridanOffensive CoordinatorAlabama→Michigan State2025
Sam PittmanHead CoachArkansas→Departed2025
Nate WoodyDefensive CoordinatorArmy→Cincinnati2025
Hugh FreezeHead CoachAuburn→Departed2025
Matt PowledgeDefensive CoordinatorBaylor→North Texas2025
Matt MillerOffensive CoordinatorBoise State→Washington State2025
Jay HillDefensive CoordinatorBYU→Michigan2025
Vic So'otoCo-Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers CoachCalifornia→UCLA2025
Justin WilcoxHead CoachCalifornia→Departed2025
Garrett RileyOffensive CoordinatorClemson→Departed2025
Tim BeckHead CoachCoastal Carolina→South Florida2025
Jay NorvellHead CoachColorado State→Departed2025
John David BakerOffensive CoordinatorEast Carolina→Ole Miss2025
Robert BalaDefensive CoordinatorFlorida→James Madison2025
Ron RobertsDefensive CoordinatorFlorida→Arkansas2025
Billy NapierHead CoachFlorida→James Madison2025
Russ CallawayOffensive CoordinatorFlorida→Tulane2025
Cris ReisertHead CoachGardner-Webb→Toledo2025
Buster FaulknerOffensive CoordinatorGeorgia Tech→Florida2025
Matt CampbellHead CoachIowa State→Penn State2025
Taylor MouserOffensive CoordinatorIowa State→Penn State2025
Eddie Whitley Jr.Cornerbacks CoachJames Madison→UCLA2025
Colin HitschlerDefensive CoordinatorJames Madison→UCLA2025
Sam DanielsDefensive Line CoachJames Madison→UCLA2025
Bob ChesneyHead CoachJames Madison→UCLA2025
Dean KennedyOffensive CoordinatorJames Madison→UCLA2025
Anthony DiMicheleRecruiting CoordinatorSafeties CoachJames Madison→UCLA2025
Chris SmithRun Game CoordinatorOffensive Line CoachJames Madison→UCLA2025
Drew CananSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends CoachJames Madison→UCLA2025
Joe KlandermanDefensive CoordinatorKansas State→Baylor2025
Chris KliemanHead CoachKansas State→Departed2025
Brad WhiteDefensive CoordinatorKentucky→Florida2025
Mark StoopsHead CoachKentucky→Departed2025
Brian KellyHead CoachLSU→Departed2025
Joe SloanOffensive CoordinatorLSU→Kentucky2025
Jordon HankinsDefensive CoordinatorMemphis→East Carolina2025
Ryan SilverfieldHead CoachMemphis→Arkansas2025
Tim CramseyOffensive CoordinatorMemphis→Arkansas2025
Jahmal BrownDefensive CoordinatorMercer→Toledo2025
Mike JacobsHead CoachMercer→Toledo2025
Sherrone MooreHead CoachMichigan→Departed2025
Chip LindseyOffensive CoordinatorMichigan→Missouri2025
Legi SuiaunoaDefensive Line CoachMichigan State→UCLA2025
Jonathan SmithHead CoachMichigan State→Departed2025
Kevin KaneLinebackers CoachMinnesota→Purdue2025
Sean GleesonQuarterbacks CoachMissouri→Kansas State2025
Ryan BeardHead CoachMissouri State→Coastal Carolina2025
Colin LockettWide Receivers CoachNew Mexico→UCLA2025
Skyler CassityDefensive CoordinatorNorth Texas→Oklahoma State2025
Eric MorrisHead CoachNorth Texas→Oklahoma State2025
Jordan DavisOffensive CoordinatorNorth Texas→East Carolina2025
Sean BrophyQuarterbacks CoachNorth Texas→Oklahoma State2025
Thomas HammockHead CoachNorthern Illinois→Departed2025
Brian SmithHead CoachOhio→Departed2025
Brian HartlineOffensive CoordinatorOhio State→South Florida2025
Mike GundyHead CoachOklahoma State→Departed2025
Kevin DeckerOffensive CoordinatorOld Dominion→Memphis2025
Kody CookWide Receivers CoachOld Dominion→Departed2025
Pete GoldingDefensive CoordinatorOle Miss→Departed2025
Lane KiffinHead CoachOle Miss→LSU2025
Charlie Weis JrOffensive CoordinatorOle Miss→Departed2025
Will SteinOffensive CoordinatorOregon→Kentucky2025
Trent BrayHead CoachOregon State→Washington State2025
Jeff KnowlesDefensive CoordinatorPenn State→Tennessee2025
James FranklinHead CoachPenn State→Virginia Tech2025
Andy KotelnickiOffensive CoordinatorPenn State→Departed2025
Ryan ManalacLinebackers CoachPittsburgh→UConn2025
Brennan MarionOffensive CoordinatorSacramento State→Colorado2025
Rob AurichDefensive CoordinatorSan Diego State→Departed2025
Alex GoleshHead CoachSouth Florida→Auburn2025
Joel GordonOffensive CoordinatorSouth Florida→Auburn2025
Jason SemoreDefensive CoordinatorSouthern Miss→Georgia Tech2025
Charles HuffHead CoachSouthern Miss→Memphis2025
Frank ReichHead CoachStanford→Departed2025
Nunzio CampanileQuarterbacks CoachSyracuse→UConn2025
Kendal BrilesOffensive CoordinatorTCU→South Carolina2025
Holmon WigginsCo-Offensive CoordinatorTexas A&M→Departed2025
Jay BatemanDefensive CoordinatorTexas A&M→Kentucky2025
Jordan PetersonDefensive CoordinatorTexas A&M→Departed2025
Collin KleinOffensive CoordinatorTexas A&M→Kansas State2025
Jason CandleHead CoachToledo→UConn2025
Jon SumrallHead CoachTulane→Florida2025
Trent DilferHead CoachUAB→Departed2025
Deshaun FosterHead CoachUCLA→Departed2025
Gabe LynnSafeties CoachUCLA→Departed2025
Jim MoraHead CoachUConn→Colorado State2025
Gordon SammisOffensive CoordinatorUConn→TCU2025
Pryce TracyQuarterbacks CoachUConn→Colorado State2025
D'Anton LynnDefensive CoordinatorUSC→Penn State2025
Morgan ScalleyDefensive CoordinatorUtah→Departed2025
Kyle WhittinghamHead CoachUtah→Michigan2025
Jason BeckOffensive CoordinatorUtah→Michigan2025
Kevin McGivenOffensive CoordinatorUtah State→Departed2025
Brent PryHead CoachVirginia Tech→Departed2025
Jesse BobbitDefensive CoordinatorWashington State→Iowa State2025
Jimmy RogersHead CoachWashington State→Iowa State2025
Rick BowieOffensive CoordinatorWestern Kentucky→UTSA2025