It happens to so many G5 teams on a yearly basis: The program excels, wins a bunch of games, finishes the season with a nice bowl, then the P5 takes their head coach away. It happened to a few programs this offseason:
- Appalachian State HC Scott Satterfield leaves for Louisville
- Troy HC Neal Brown leaves for West Virginia
- Temple HC Geoff Collins leaves for Georgia Tech
- Temple HC Manny Diaz leaves (after just one month) for Miami (FL)
Poor Temple.
What’s important here is the coaching change not mentioned in that list:
- Utah State HC Matt Wells leaves for Texas Tech
Wells took an offer from the Red Raiders he couldn’t refuse, and took almost the entire USU coaching staff with him.