How Many times a sitting HC of a big time successful program switches horses directly?

It would borderline be bigger than LSU Bama and Saban love triangle.


Imagine us rolling into Norman in late November with Riley as our Coach. Trip to ATL on the line.


shite will be lit.

It is rarer than spotting a black panther in a Louisiana forest.

Franchione was the first name that came to mind but that was a weird circumstance.

It really is rare. I can't come up with any other ones that really count. Maybe Kiffin leaving Tennessee for USC?

Also Jimbo to ATM wasn't just about the cash. There were other personal and administrative issues he was having at that time. This is the one big reason it's hard to believe Riley is coming to LSU. I don't know what would be the catalyst, outside of money, for him to go.

Willie Taggart from Oregon to Florida State
Kiffin from Tennessee to USC
go back a ways and Franchione from Bama to A&M
Bret Bielema from Wiscy to Arky

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It would borderline be bigger than LSU Bama and Saban love triangle.


Imagine us rolling into Norman in late November with Riley as our Coach. Trip to ATL on the line.


shite will be lit.

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Not that it worked out but Willie Taggart left Oregon to go to FSU after one year at UO. Neither program is on LSU or even OU’s level, but similar to a jump between the programs that Riley would potentially make.

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Oregon to go to FSU

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Neither program is on LSU or even OU’s level

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Oregon to go to FSU after one year at UO. Neither program is on LSU or even OU’s level,

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i mean the two schools played each other in a playoff game already

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Not many I can think of. Jimbo to Tam is the only recent one that comes to mind.

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Last major school job opening in the SEC and done by the same guy who is now the LSU AD running the search.

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Riley to LSU would be almost unprecedented in modern football.

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Uh, precedent was ... well, see above ^

It definitely happens. Kiffin from Tennessee to USC was another. LSU has done it twice with Saban from Mich St and Miles from Okie St. Mike Leach from WSU to Missy St is another recent one.

Depends a bit on how you define "big time successful program" but if we're talking P5 job to P5 job, there are other recent examples, like Franklin from Vandy to PSU, Herman from UH to UT, and on and on.

It happens a bit more than people realize. Just not common to see a guy leave from a program that is considered to be regularly in contention for the absolute top (titles/playoffs). Then again, the playoffs angle is relatively recent and somewhat changes that dynamic.