The last two seasons have been the busiest years for college football head coaches, as 61 programs have appointed new head coaches. That is a whopping 44.9% of the D1 programs (almost half) are experimenting with a new head coach. But these traditional methods have not worked for a G-5 program yet. So, they have turned to LinkedIn after several attempts to land a head coach failed.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham has just put an advert on LinkedIn for the head coaching vacancy. The advert was posted 1 day ago, and more than 100 people have already applied for the job. Though the program has since turned off accepting applications, it just goes to show how difficult it is for them to find the right fit in the coaching market. It’s a clear case of demand and supply, and currently, i

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