College football coaching carousel tracker: Who’s fired, who’s hired for 2023? [UPDATED]

Charlotte 49ers: Will Healy -> Biff Poggi

Charlotte had enough and did not like the direction the 49ers program was heading in year four under Will Healy. Despite having plenty of promise coming over from Austin Peay, Charlotte fired him after a 1-7 (0-4) start to the 2022 season. Healy went 15-24 overall leading the 49ers over parts of four seasons, but went 10-14 in Conference USA play. He won seven games in year one.

49ers offensive line coach Peter Rossomando took over for Healy in the interim on Oct. 23. While he went 2-2 (2-2) as the 49ers’ interim head coach, Charlotte was in fact the first team to fill its head-coaching vacancy this cycle. The 49ers hired Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi on Nov. 15. He will take over full-time once the undefeated Wolverines finish their college season.

Auburn Tigers: Bryan Harsin -> Hugh Freeze

The Auburn coaching situation has been a regrettable one ever since the Tigers abruptly fired the successful Gus Malzahn after a 6-4 season during COVID. Former Tigers athletic director Allen Greene hired Bryan Harsin away from Boise State. He is a good coach, but was a terrible fit in the SEC. After almost being run out of town back in January, Harsin was out on Halloween this year.

Harsin went 9-12 overall and 4-9 in SEC play in 21 games on the job. He was fired after a 3-5 (1-4) start to his second season. This came immediately after former Mississippi State athletic director John Cohen was hired away from his alma mater to take over for Greene. Cohen named running backs coach Carnell “Cadillac” Williams as the interim. Williams went 2-2 (1-2) filling in.

Although there may have been some discussions of removing the interim tag on Williams, Cohen elected to hire Hugh Freeze away from Liberty. The controversial former Ole Miss head coach has won everywhere he has been, but his exodus from Oxford still cuts deep for some SEC fans over five years ago. At the very least, he and the Auburn family can be unified with this great heel turn.

South Florida Bulls: Jeff Scott -> Alex Golesh

Jeff Scott was the last in-season head-coaching firing of the current cycle, bringing the total to nine programs who used an interim head coach at any point during the regular season. The former Clemson offensive coordinator was ousted at South Florida on Nov. 6. Scott went 1-8 overall this season and 0-5 in AAC play. He went an absolutely horrendous 4-26 (1-19) during his Bulls run.

USF special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato took over for Scott in the interim for their final three games. South Florida did not win any of its final three conference games since USF decided to make the move at head coach. At one point, this was a top-tier Big East program on the rise. Now, USF is arguably the worst FBS program in the entire State of Florida. What a total disaster…

After failing with their former offensive coordinator, turned head coach in Scott, USF is doubling down on this approach by reportedly hiring Alex Golesh away from Tennessee. Golesh played a huge part in the Vols’ return to prominence under Josh Heupel. While Heupel had been in the AAC prior to his Knoxvillian arrival, Golesh will be taking his talents to Tampa to go coach at UCF’s rival.