First-year Power 4 coaches assessed after 2025 transitions
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026
As of October 21, 2026, an evaluation of the 17 first-year Power 4 football coaches reveals varied results following significant changes in 2025. The analysis highlights performance trends and coaching impacts during their initial seasons. With the college football reshaped, this review serves to measure the early effectiveness of these coaches, many of whom are facing their first major challenges. The assessment aims to establish baselines for future expectations as the season progresses.
- •Seventeen new Power 4 coaches began their tenures in 2025.
- •The evaluation focuses on their performances in the current season.
- •Significant changes shaped the college football environment last year.
- •Coaches are navigating early challenges and setting performance benchmarks.
- 12:14 PMESPN — Seventeen first-year Power 4 coaches -- here's how they're doing
"After an unprecendented amount of change in 2025, let's take stock of how those new coaches are doing.
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