Grades are due for the 2016-17 college football coaching cycle. The only question: Is it safe to turn them in?
The carousel initially stopped spinning in mid-December, much earlier than normal but not a shock given the low number of Power 5 changes. Then, Connecticut fired Bob Diaco and Minnesota dumped Tracy Claeys, scooping up P.J. Fleck as his replacement. Cal then surprised many by firing Sonny Dykes on Jan. 8, six weeks after the season ended. The school's hiring of Wisconsin defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox as Dykes' replacement six days later marked the end -- we think?