The college football regular season was barely a memory before struggling programs started firing coaches Sunday. And, considering the early signing period in recruiting begins in less than three weeks, those programs are likely to move fast.
"The early signing [period] has complicated football searches," Missouri Athletic Director Jim Sterk, who fired coach Barry Odom on Sunday, told Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports. "Speed is important."
By Monday, programs both successful (Washington with Chris Petersen) and struggling (Old Dominion under Bobby Wilder) had announced their coaches were moving on.
Tuesday, Matt Campbell agreed to a contract extension to remain at Iowa State, taking off the market a coach who was reportedly coveted by both college and NFL teams.