As the 2026 college football season approaches, there are a whopping 71 high-level coordinators who are filling jobs they did not occupy last year.
Some conferences, like the ACC, are seeing incredible movement in and out of its coaching positions. Others, like the SEC, have been relatively stable.Â
This is a complete list of every offensive or defensive coordinator in a new role this year.Â
New Offensive and Defensive Coordinators For the 2026 College Football Season
| College Football Team | New Coordinator | New Job Role | Last Job |
| Arkansas | Tim Cramsey | Off. Coordinator | OC (Memphis) |
| Arkansas | Ron Roberts | Def. Coordinator | DC (Florida) |
| Auburn | Joel Gordon | Off. Coordinator | OC (South Florida) |
| Baylor | Joe Klanderman | Def. Coordinator | DC (Kansas State) |
| Boston College | Ted Roof | Def. Coordinator | DC (UCF) |
| BYU | Kelly Poppinga | Def. Coordinator | Special Teams Coordinator (BYU) |
| Cal | Jordan Somerville | Off. Coordinator | Assistant QB Coach (Tampa Bay Bucs) |
| Cal | Ike Hilliard | Off. Co-Coordinator | WR Coach (Atlanta Falcons) |
| Cal | Michael Hutchings | Def. Coordinator | Safeties Coach (Minnesota Vikings) |
| Cal | Da’von Brown | Def. Co-Coordinator | Co-DC (Western Kentucky) |
| Cincinnati | Nic Cardwell | Off. Co-Coordinator | Offensive Line Coach (Cincinnati) |
| Cincinnati | Pete Thomas | Off. Co-Coordinator | Quarterbacks Coach (Cincinnati) |
| Cincinnati | Nate Woody | Def. Coordinator | DC (Army) |
| Clemson | Chad Morris | Off. Coordinator | PGC (Texas State, 2024) |
| Colorado | Brennan Marion | Off. Coordinator | Head Coach (Sacramento State) |
| Colorado | Chris Marve | Def. Coordinator | DC (Virginia Tech, 2024) |
| Florida | Buster Faulkner | Off. Coordinator | OC (Georgia Tech) |
| Florida | Brad White | Def. Coordinator | DC (Kentucky) |
| Florida State | Tim Harris | Off. Coordinator | PGC (Florida State) |
| Georgia Tech | George Godsey | Off. Coordinator | Tight Ends Coach (Baltimore Ravens) |
| Georgia Tech | Jason Semore | Def. Coordinator | DC (Southern Miss) |
| Illinois | Bobby Hauck | Def. Coordinator | Head Coach (Montana) |
| Indiana | Tino Sunseri | Off. Co-Coordinator | OC (UCLA) |
| Iowa State | Tyler Roehl | Off. Coordinator | Tight Ends Coach (Detroit Lions) |
| Iowa State | Jesse Bobbit | Def. Coordinator | DC (Washington State) |
| Kansas | Andy Kotelnicki | Off. Coordinator | OC (Penn State) |
| Kansas State | Sean Gleeson | Off. Coordinator | Quarterbacks Coach (Missouri) |
| Kansas State | Jordan Peterson | Def. Co-Coordinator | Co-DC (Texas A&M) |
| Kentucky | Joe Sloan | Off. Coordinator | OC (LSU) |
| Kentucky | Jay Bateman | Def. Coordinator | DC (Texas A&M) |
| Louisville | Steve Ellis | Def. Co-Coordinators | Cornerbacks Coach (Louisville) |
| Louisville | Mark Ivey | Def. Co-Coordinators | Linebackers Coach (Louisville) |
| LSU | Charlie Weis Jr. | Off. Coordinator | OC (Ole Miss) |
| Maryland | Clint Trickett | Off. Coordinator | OC (Jacksonville State) |
| Michigan | Jason Beck | Off. Coordinator | OC (Utah) |
| Michigan | Jay Hill | Def. Coordinator | DC (BYU) |
| Michigan State | Nick Sheridan | Off. Coordinator | Co-OC (Alabama) |
| Mississippi State | Zach Arnett | Def. Co-Coordinator | Analyst (Florida State) |
| Mississippi State | Matt Brock | Def. Co-Coordinator | DC (UConn) |
| Missouri | Chip Lindsey | Off. Coordinator | OC (Michigan) |
| Nebraska | Rob Aurich | Def. Coordinator | DC (San Diego State) |
| Northwestern | Chip Kelly | Off. Coordinator | OC (Las Vegas Raiders) |
| North Carolina | Bobby Petrino | Off. Coordinator | OC (Arkansas) |
| Ohio State | Arthur Smith | Off. Coordinator | OC (Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| Oklahoma State | Sean Brophy | Off. Coordinator | PGC (North Texas) |
| Oklahoma State | Skyler Cassity | Def. Coordinator | DC (North Texas) |
| Ole Miss | John David Baker | Off. Coordinator | OC (East Carolina) |
| Penn State | Taylor Mouser | Off. Coordinator | OC (Iowa State) |
| Penn State | D’Anton Lynn | Def. Coordinator | DC (USC) |
| Pittsburgh | Cory Sanders | Def. Coordinator | Ass. Head Coach (Pitt) |
| Purdue | Kevin Kane | Def. Coordinator | Linebackers Coach (Minnesota) |
| Rutgers | Travis Johansen | Def. Coordinator | Head Coach (South Dakota) |
| SMU | D’Eriq King | Off. Co-Coordinator | Quarterbacks Coach (SMU) |
| South Carolina | Kendal Briles | Off. Coordinator | OC (TCU) |
| Stanford | Teddy Hefferman | Off. Coordinator | RGC (Virginia) |
| Stanford | Kris Richard | Def. Coordinator | DBs Coach (Jacksonville Jaguars) |
| Syracuse | Michael Johnson | Off. Co-Coordinator | WR Coach (Syracuse) |
| Syracuse | Vince Kehres | Def. Coordinator | DC (Toledo) |
| TCU | Gordon Sammis | Off. Coordinator | OC (UConn) |
| Tennessee | Jim Knowles | Def. Coordinator | DC (Penn State) |
| Texas | Will Muschamp | Def. Coordinator | Analyst (Georgia) |
| Texas A&M | Lyle Hemphill | Def. Coordinator | Ass. Head Coach (Texas A&M) |
| UCLA | Dean Kennedy | Off. Coordinator | OC (James Madison) |
| UCLA | Colin Hitschler | Def. Coordinator | DC (James Madison) |
| USC | Luke Huard | Off. Coordinator | Quarterbacks Coach (USC) |
| USC | Gary Patterson | Def. Coordinator | Consultant (Baylor, 2024) |
| Utah | Kevin McGiven | Off. Coordinator | OC (Utah State) |
| Utah | Colton Swan | Def. Coordinator | Linebackers Coach (Utah) |
| Virginia Tech | Ty Howle | Off. Coordinator | Co-OC (Penn State) |
| Virginia Tech | Brent Pry | Def. Coordinator | Head Coach (Virginia Tech) |
| Wake Forest | Freddie Banks | Def. Co-Coordinator | Linebackers Coach (Wake Forest) |
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