The 7 Kinds of Interim Coach

Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast · Sep 26, 2025 · 16m

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The interim head coach is a feature of every college football season. As of publication of this episode, there are more interim coaches (five) than there have been weeks in the season (four). How do schools decide who should take over when a head coach gets fired? What patterns can we detect in how they make these choices? What are the many archetypes of interim coach, and what do they suggest about schools’ goals? Most importantly: How do interim coaches do when they get the “interim” label removed and take…