The 2024-25 coaching cycle got off to a slow start, but more than 25 jobs ultimately changed hands ahead of the 2025 season. Already, coaches are starting to establish themselves as future stars -- or set themselves up for failure. Very early on, the returns have been solid.

Since it's so early, 14 of the 28 coaches -- a full half -- earned Bs. Only four earned As, three of which were coincidentally in the Mountain West. The conference had a great hiring cycle. Only two coaches got failing grades. One was Joe Harasymiak, who took over a UMass team that won eight games in the previous six years. The other is Bill Belichick.

Before we dive in, it's important to know our grading system. Additionally, we did not give grades to interim coaches Frank Reich ( Stanford ) or Mark Carney ( Ke

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