There have been 52 coaching vacancies this offseason, including 12 in Big Six conferences.Each of the 12 Big Six openings have been filled, with the latest being Texas A&M hiring Billy Kennedy away from Murray State.
Four schools still are looking for a new coach: Alabama A&M of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Murray State of the Ohio Valley, Navy of the Patriot League and Vermont of America East.
There looks as if there will be one more opening, too, as various media outlets have reported that Radford, in the Big South Conference, will fire Brad Greenberg in the wake of some NCAA violations.
The latest coaching move happened Tuesday, when longtime Valparaiso coach Homer Drew announced his retirement after 22 seasons at the school. But the opening quickly was filled when Valpo promoted assistant Bryce Drew, Homer’s son. Bryce’s brother is Scott Drew, who is the coach at Baylor.
Here’s a look at how each of the Big Six schools filled its vacancy this offseason. And our coaching carousel will give you a quick look at each job that came open.