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When a college football team hires a new head coach, optimism for the long-term future of the program typically rises. The immediate future, however, is not always so rosy.
Since the 2020 season ended, 15 schools in the Football Bowl Subdivision have brought in a new head coach. Although a few programs may contend for a conference championship in 2021, most of them needed a change for competitive reasons anyway.
Rather than predicting a win-loss record, we ve organized the first-year coaches based on four tiers of expectations.
Each placement is subjective but considers the team s recent performance, returning production and 2021 schedule.
Doug Pederson’s son hopes to forge his own NFL path (even if it’s with Eagles)
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Louisiana-Monroe tight end Josh Pederson is looking to make in the NFL like his father, former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson, before him.
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Doug Pederson was caught on camera smiling last month at the University of Louisiana-Monroe’s Pro Day. It was a strange sight: After all, what does the former Eagles head coach have to smile about?
He was fired by the Eagles after a 4-11-1 season, three years after delivering the franchise’s first Super Bowl championship. He was blamed for the collapse and accused of hurting the franchise’s quarterback’s feelings. The team owner questioned whether he had a clue about building a coaching staff. He went from the top of the world to the unemployment line.
Former Carencro Coach Lance Guidry Top Candidate for D1 DC Job
A former local high school football coach, who went on to become a college head coach, is apparently a top candidate for an assistant coaching position at a Division I FBS school.
Football Scoop reported on Wednesday that former Carencro High head coach Lance Guidry, who went on to become the head coach at McNeese St., is considered a top candidate for the defensive coordinator position at Marshall.
A native of Welsh, Guidry played college football at McNeese before starting his coaching career by serving as a graduate assistant for the Cowboys in 1994.