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Division I-A coaching changes

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The complete list of who's coaching where, broken down by each conference.

School Out Record In
Alabama Mike DuBose 24-23, four seasons Dennis Franchione
TCU coach Dennis Franchione makes move to coach Crimson Tide.
Arizona Dick Tomey 95-64-4, 14 seasons John Mackovic
Mackovic signs a five-year contract for $800,000 a year.
Arizona State Bruce Snyder 59-45, nine seasons Dirk Koetter
Boise State's Koetter brings an innovative, wide-open offense to the table.
Boise State Dirk Koetter 26-10, three season Dan Hawkins
Koetter takes over at Arizona State.
Bowling Green Gary Blackney 60-50-2, 10 seasons Urban Meyer
Meyer has been a Notre Dame assistant for the past five seasons.
Buffalo Craig Cirbus 19-47, six seasons Jim Hofher
Syracuse QB coach takes over at Buffalo.
BYU LaVell Edwards 258-101-3, 29 seasons Gary Crowton
Crowton was 21-13 at Louisiana Tech from 1996-98, his only head coaching job.
Georgia Jim Donnan 40-19, five seasons Mark Richt
Richt gets first head coaching job with Bobby Bowden's praise.
Kentucky Hal Mumme 20-26, four seasons Guy Morriss
Mumme resigns under pressure of investigation into possible NCAA violations.
Maryland Ron Vanderlinden 15-29, four seasons Ralph Friedgen
Terps hire alum Friedgen as head coach.
Memphis Rip Scherer 22-44, six seasons Tommy West
West was 31-28 at Clemson from '93-'98; led them to four bowl games.
Miami Butch Davis 51-20, six seasons Larry Coker
Davis makes move back to NFL to the Browns; offensive coordinator Coker takes over as interim head coach.
Missouri Larry Smith 33-46-1, seven seasons Gary Pinkel
Toledo's Pinkel headed to Missouri.
North Carolina Carl Torbush 17-18, three seasons John Bunting
Bunting played linebacker for the Tar Heels for from 1968-71.
Ohio State John Cooper 103-39-4, 13 seasons Jim Tressel
Buckeyes struck out with higher-profile guys, grab Tressel from I-AA Youngstown State.
Ohio University Jim Grobe 33-33-1, six seasons Brian Knorr
Knorr, the defensive coordinator the past two years, replaces Grobe, who left for Wake Forest.
Oklahoma State Bob Simmons 30-38, six seasons Les Miles
Miles comes from NFL's Cowboys; was offensive coordinator at Oklahoma St. from 1995-97.
Rutgers Terry Shea 11-44, five seasons Greg Schiano
Schiano moves from 10 wins in a season to program that has won but 11 games in five years.
San Jose St Dave Baldwin 18-27, four seasons Fitz Hill
Baldwin turns down offer; only winning season was 7-5 in 2000.
Toledo Gary Pinkel 73-37-3, 10 seasons Tom Amstutz
After 21 years as an assistant at Toledo, Amstutz finally gets to run the show.
TCU Dennis Franchione 25-6, three seasons Gary Patterson
Patterson led TCU's defense, which ranked No. 1 in the nation this season.
USC Paul Hackett 19-18, three seasons Pete Carroll
Carroll hasn't coached in college since 1983, when he was an assistant at Pacific.
Virginia George Welsh 134-86-3, 19 seasons Al Groh
Groh leaves the New York Jets after one disappointing season to return to his alma mater.
Wake Forest Jim Caldwell 26-63, eight seasons Jim Grobe
Virginia graduate Grobe was 33-33-1 in six seasons as head coach at Ohio University.
West Virginia Don Nehlen 141-84-4, 21 seasons Rich Rodriguez
West Virginia names Rodriguez to replace Nehlen.

Note: Records reflect games played as of the conclusion of the 2000-2001 bowl season and those which were played at the institution they are leaving.