Forde-Yard Dash: Breaking down college football’s major coaching openings (Yahoo! Sports)

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (Lane Kiffin goal-line playsheet sold separately. At a reduced rate.) RATING THE JOB OPENINGS With coaches being whacked right and left, The Dash created a desirability pecking order for the open major jobs. There are regional considerations here (a coaching candidate from the West may like Colorado a lot more than he’d like Boston College) but in general, this is the Dash breakdown, best to worst: Tennessee (1) . The Dash initially had this as No. 2 behind Arkansas until consulting with some college football insiders, who cited facilities, larger stadium, superior tradition and softer side of the conference as factors in the Volunteers’ favor. The drawback is in-state recruiting – most years the best talent is six hours away in Memphis, an SEC free-for-all city. (In more ways than one.) Arkansas (2) . Showed with Bobby Petrino they will pay big money to the right coach, and the athletic department is on solid footing with Jeff Long. Razorbacks also own the entire…

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