Give credit where credit is due, on his most recent podcast Steven Godfrey spoke about a large number of coordinator openings that should be forthcoming at several P4 programs (Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Utah, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia just to name a few) spread across the FBS.
I can’t speak with any credibility as it pertains to those other programs, but you’d have to be blind to think Freeze won’t be “highly encouraged” to make changes on the offensive side of the ball here at Auburn. In that vein its quite possible (maybe even likely) that Derrick Nix gets the Head Coaching job at Southern Miss as he checks a lot of boxes for them, but my sourcing indicates that nothing is done yet on that front so things may be slightly more nuanced if he doesn't get that job. Regardless my expectation is that you see at least 2-3 changes to the offensive staff, and below are some offensive coordinators that would make sense to me as options for Freeze as they have some similarity in offensive philosophy/structure but with an updated flavor to the product they put on the field. With that said here you go:
G5 Coordinators Primed for the Next Step:
1. Brennan Marion - UNLV
2. John David Baker - ECU
3. Ben Arbuckle - Washington State
4. Joe Craddock - Tulane
5. Tim Cramsey - Memphis
P4 Coordinators:
1. Buster Faulkner - Georgia Tech
2. Jake Spavitol - Baylor
3. Casey Woods - SMU
4. Kendall Briles - TCU
G5 Head Coaches w/ OC Background:
1. Tyson Helton - Western Kentucky
2. Major Applewhite - South Alabama
3. Jason Candle - Toledo
4. Joe Moorhead - Akron
That’s all for now, but would love to discuss any of these candidates or others that the Bunker thinks would make Auburn more explosive or efficient on offense.
I can’t speak with any credibility as it pertains to those other programs, but you’d have to be blind to think Freeze won’t be “highly encouraged” to make changes on the offensive side of the ball here at Auburn. In that vein its quite possible (maybe even likely) that Derrick Nix gets the Head Coaching job at Southern Miss as he checks a lot of boxes for them, but my sourcing indicates that nothing is done yet on that front so things may be slightly more nuanced if he doesn't get that job. Regardless my expectation is that you see at least 2-3 changes to the offensive staff, and below are some offensive coordinators that would make sense to me as options for Freeze as they have some similarity in offensive philosophy/structure but with an updated flavor to the product they put on the field. With that said here you go:
G5 Coordinators Primed for the Next Step:
1. Brennan Marion - UNLV
2. John David Baker - ECU
3. Ben Arbuckle - Washington State
4. Joe Craddock - Tulane
5. Tim Cramsey - Memphis
P4 Coordinators:
1. Buster Faulkner - Georgia Tech
2. Jake Spavitol - Baylor
3. Casey Woods - SMU
4. Kendall Briles - TCU
G5 Head Coaches w/ OC Background:
1. Tyson Helton - Western Kentucky
2. Major Applewhite - South Alabama
3. Jason Candle - Toledo
4. Joe Moorhead - Akron
That’s all for now, but would love to discuss any of these candidates or others that the Bunker thinks would make Auburn more explosive or efficient on offense.
