Mack Brown resignation from Texas triggered 103 different coaching moves

Former University of Texas head coach Mack Brown was the pebble, and the rest of the football world was the pond. The ripple effect was never more evident than when Brown resigned at the end of the 2013 season, triggering 103 different football coaching moves.

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In a report put together by ESPN.com, it shows that Brown’s decision to leave Austin affected 53 different college, high school and NFL teams, 103 individual coaches, and increased the bank accounts of some coaches who did nothing more than stay put.

These moves are all either directly or indirectly tied to Mack’s decision to leave the Longhorns.

It’s not surprising that a domino effect like this would happen. Texas is one of the top jobs in college football and Brown had been there for 17 seasons. Much like when a player who has played with one team at one position for many years, there are always some waiting in the wings for the chance to step in.

Once Brown’s shoes were filled (by Louisville’s Charlie Strong) then so began the ripples and waves that carried coaches from destination to destination…some as far as nearly 2,000 miles, as was the case with Georgia’s Chris Wilson who moved on to USC.

Some who were on Brown’s staff at Texas were affected as negatively as possible, by completely losing their jobs and remaining unhired by anyone to date, as is the case with former Texas co-offensive coordinators Major Applewhite and Darrell Wyatt.

A complete list of all the coaches who were affected can be found here.

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