Last winter, a truly rare event unfolded on college football’s coaching carousel. Normally, the carousel is reserved for programs which have fallen on hard times, places that aren’t normally considered among the game’s blue bloods.
Oh, sure, no program is immune from change. However, having Florida and Michigan both open at the same time created a rare dynamic for job seekers and those looking to fill openings. It isn’t often that two marquee programs are filling openings at the same time, but it happened last winter, with Florida tabbing Jim McElwain and Michigan snagging Jim Harbaugh in hopes of a revival.