![]() ![]() Following that they brought Brent Venables in to be the head coach. That resulted in the Sooners bringing back Bob Stoops for the bowl game. Lincoln Riley surprised many when he left Norman for USC. A bowl game in year one is a good start, but more will be expected in the years following. Their defense will be the strong point of the team to start Pry’s tenure, as they bring back eight starters. The Hokies will have 13 returning starters for 2022 and are fully capable of making a bowl game. Brent Pry was hired after having a good stint at Penn State as the defensive coordinator, where he helped produce plenty of NFL talent. ![]() That resulted in Justin Fuente being fired. Virginia Tech hasn’t been quite the same since Frank Beamer retired. Elliott will have to hit the recruiting trail hard, but could have a nice first season to help him out. Defensively, the Cavaliers were bad last season, but do return six starters. The problem on offense will be in the trenches, where there is a lot of inexperience. Brennan Armstrong and Dontayvion Wicks are both great playmakers on offense for him to utilize. He did have some very successful seasons as the co-offensive coordinator for the Tigers over the years and had been a candidate for bigger jobs before.Įlliott walks into a solid situation to start at Virginia. It was a bit surprising to see Virginia hire Tony Elliott after Clemson’s offense struggled in 2021. Expectations are high in Coral Gables, but it might take a few seasons to build the Hurricanes back up to where they want to be. The ACC provides a somewhat manageable schedule as well. He’ll have Tyler Van Dyke to work with at quarterback, at least for the 2022 season. If Miami wants to bring back the swagger they had in the 1980s and 2000s, Cristobal (and maybe some NIL money) is a good start. Winning a Rose Bowl is the highlight of his career so far and Miami will hope he can bring them back to big games in the near future. Elko has been a solid head coaching candidate for the last few years and has a small chance to turn things around before conferences change even more.Ĭristobal joins his alma mater from Oregon, where he had two double-digit win seasons in five seasons. ![]() Recruiting without a sure conference, while also trying to rise up the ranks of the ACC will be tough. Most notably, he has worked at Wake Forest, Notre Dame and Texas A&M over the last several years.ĭuke is not an easy job, and with the way conference realignment is happening, it may just get harder. Mike Elko steps in as an experienced defensive coordinator, but he has never been a head coach. ACCĭavid Cutcliffe had a good run at Duke, but it was time for him to move on. Here are the new college football coaches in new places for 2022. Each situation they find themselves in now is unique. Every season, a bunch of coaches change jobs, whether by choice or not. ![]()
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