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By our count, there have been twenty-one head coaching changes in major college footbal for 2009. When your fantasy draft rolls around next August, you’ll need to be mindful of how these new coaches could change the offensive mindset of their new team.
One coach to keep an eye on is Kansas State’s Bill Snyder. He was the architect of one of the most successful rebuilding projects in collegiate history. Snyder produced fantasy star quarterbacks such as Michael Bishop and Ell Roberson. With Josh Freeman off to the NFL, it will be interesting to see who Snyder tabs as his signal caller in Manhattan.
See the complete list of head coaching changes after the jump...
School - New Coach (former position) / Former Coach
Auburn - Gene Chizik (Iowa State HC) / Tommy Tuberville
Army - Rich Ellerson (Cal Poly HC) / Stan Brock
Ball State - Stan Parrish (Ball State OC) / Brady Hoke
Boston College - Frank Spaziani (Boston College DC) / Jeff Jagodzinski
Bowling Green - Dave Clawson (Tennessee OC) / Gregg Brandon
Clemson - Dabo Swinney (Clemson WR Coach ) / Tommy Bowden
Eastern Michigan - Ron English (Louisville DC) / Jeff Genyk
Iowa State - Paul Rhodes (Auburn DC) / Gene Chizik
Kansas State - Bill Snyder (former Kansas State HC) / Ron Prince
Miami OH - Mike Haywood (Notre Dame OC) / Shane Montgomery
Mississippi State - Dan Mullen (Florida OC) / Sylvester Croom
New Mexico - Mike Locksley (Illinois OC) / Rocky Long
New Mexico State - Dewayne Walker (UCLA DC) / Hal Mumme
Purdue - Danny Hope (Purdue O-Line Coach) / Joe Tiller
San Diego State - Brady Hoke (Ball State HC) / Chuck Long
Syracuse - Doug Marrone (NFL Saints OC) / Greg Robinson
Tennessee - Lane Kiffin (NFL Raiders HC) / Phil Fulmer
Toledo - Tim Beckman (Oklahoma State DC) / Tom Amstutz
Utah State - Gary Andersen (Utah DC) / Brent Guy
Washington - Steve Sarkisian (USC OC) / Tyrone Willingham
Wyoming - Dave Christensen (Missouri OC) / Joe Glenn