Coaching carousel tracker: Every head coach hiring, firing

All the news regarding hirings and firings around college football.

College football is nearing bowl season, and there have already been many decisions made regarding coaching jobs around the country. You can keep track of all the hirings and firings here.

Staying

• LSU coach Les Miles will keep his job after rumors of his dismissal
• Illinois hired interim coach Bill Cubit to a two-year contract
• Idaho coach Paul Petrino will return next season
• Houston coach Tom Herman signs new five-year contract with Cougars
• USC names Clay Helton its permanent head coach
• North Carolina's Larry Fedora agrees to new seven-year deal

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Hired

• Iowa State names Matt Campbell head coach
• Virginia Tech hires Justin Fuente to replace Frank Beamer
• ​Nevada offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich hired as Hawaii head coach
• UCF hires Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost as head coach
• Alabama OC Kirby Smart expected to be new Georgia head coach
• Toledo OC Jason Candle to be Rockets' new head coach
• Michigan DC D.J. Durkin to become Maryland head coach
• Miami expected to hire ex-Georgia coach Mark Richt as head coach
• Memphis hires Arizona State OC Mike Norvell as head coach
• Missouri defensive coordinator Barry Odom promoted to head coach
• Virginia hires BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall as head coach
• Bowling Green coach Dino Babers expected to become Syracuse coach
• Ohio State DC Chris Ash expected to become Rutgers coach
• North Texas hires North Carolina OC Seth Littrell as head coach
• Auburn DC Will Muschamp agrees in principle to be South Carolina coach
• Bowling Green hires Texas Tech RBs coach Mike Jinks as head coach
• Georgia Southern's Willie Fritz to become Tulane head coach

Leaving

• East Carolina fires coach Ruffin McNeil
• Georgia has fired coach Mark Richt
• Rutgers has fired coach Kyle Flood and athletic director Julie Hermann
• Virginia has fired Mike London after his fourth straight losing season
• Tulane coach Curtis Johnson fired after a 3–9 season
• Syracuse fired Scott Shafer after eight straight losses
• UCF coach George O’Leary resigned after eight losses to start the season
• The Miami Hurrcianes fired Al Golden
• Maryland fired Randy Edsall six games into the season
• Missouri coach Gary Pinkel resigns after season due to cancer diagnosis
• North Texas coach Dan McCarney fired after an 0–5 start
• South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier retired in October
• USC fired Steve Sarkisian after he took a leave of absence in October