Anatomy of a Coaching Carousel: 2012

Split Zone Duo: College Football Podcast · Feb 26, 2026 · 27m

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In this subscriber episode, Godfrey, Richard, and Alex revisit 28 head coach transitions before the 2012 college football season. This was one of the most consequential coach carousels of the 21st century, with lots of very good, lots of very bad, plenty in the middle, and also the John L. Smith situation:

THE GOOD

* 9:29: Urban Meyer to Ohio State

* 16:05: Mike Leach to Washington State

* 22:39: Bill O’Brien to Penn State

* 31:34: Justin Fuente to Memphis

* 34:28: Matt Campbell to Toledo

* 35:31: Jim McElwain…