Thought I'd give a quick scan of former Husker coaches to see how they're performing with their new schools.
Frank Solich, Head Coach, Ohio
Ohio University is 7-3 currently, nearly a lock to win their division and play for the conference championship. Ohio hasn't had a losing record since 2008. Not too shabby considering they were bottom of the conference historically before Solich's arrival.
Craig Bohl, Head Coach, Wyoming
Wyoming is an impressive 6-2 with a loss to Nebraska and coming off of a narrow win over previously ranked 13 Boise State. They lead the MW Mountain Division with a 4-0 conference record and hold the tie-breaker over Boise State. An impressive turnaround from last season so far.
Turner Gill, Head Coach, Liberty
Liberty is currently 5-3 overall and undefeated in the Big South conference. I don't have much more context here as Liberty doesn't get a lot of coverage, but a decent year for former player and coach Gill.
Bo Pelini, Head Coach, Youngstown State
Youngstown is currently 6-2 including a 17 point loss to West Virginia. They are currently tied for first in the MVFC conference with North Dakota State. This is an improvement over last season when the Penguins finished the season 5-6.
(Edit: Including Scott Frost, though not a former coach, is leading a program as their head coach.)
Scott Frost, Head Coach, University of Central Florida
UCF is sitting at .500 with a 4-4 record, currently in 3rd place in the American Athletic East division. This includes close losses to Houston and Temple and a 2OT loss to Maryland. Considering UCF was 0-12 last season, I'd say this is a very impressive start to Scott Frost's head coaching career.
I could go further to include former coaches who are currently assistants (Tim Beck, Bill Callahan, Barney Cotton, etc.,) but that would require too much work.
I really don't have commentary to any of this but was just curious to hear how former Husker coaches were doing and looked them up in case someone else was also.
Frank Solich, Head Coach, Ohio
Ohio University is 7-3 currently, nearly a lock to win their division and play for the conference championship. Ohio hasn't had a losing record since 2008. Not too shabby considering they were bottom of the conference historically before Solich's arrival.
Craig Bohl, Head Coach, Wyoming
Wyoming is an impressive 6-2 with a loss to Nebraska and coming off of a narrow win over previously ranked 13 Boise State. They lead the MW Mountain Division with a 4-0 conference record and hold the tie-breaker over Boise State. An impressive turnaround from last season so far.
Turner Gill, Head Coach, Liberty
Liberty is currently 5-3 overall and undefeated in the Big South conference. I don't have much more context here as Liberty doesn't get a lot of coverage, but a decent year for former player and coach Gill.
Bo Pelini, Head Coach, Youngstown State
Youngstown is currently 6-2 including a 17 point loss to West Virginia. They are currently tied for first in the MVFC conference with North Dakota State. This is an improvement over last season when the Penguins finished the season 5-6.
(Edit: Including Scott Frost, though not a former coach, is leading a program as their head coach.)
Scott Frost, Head Coach, University of Central Florida
UCF is sitting at .500 with a 4-4 record, currently in 3rd place in the American Athletic East division. This includes close losses to Houston and Temple and a 2OT loss to Maryland. Considering UCF was 0-12 last season, I'd say this is a very impressive start to Scott Frost's head coaching career.
I could go further to include former coaches who are currently assistants (Tim Beck, Bill Callahan, Barney Cotton, etc.,) but that would require too much work.
I really don't have commentary to any of this but was just curious to hear how former Husker coaches were doing and looked them up in case someone else was also.
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