The Florida Gators : Search For A New Head Football Coach

In 1989, on the eve of the final championship game, Steve Fisher became the head coach for Michigan State. He and the team went on to win the championship. Even though they won Steve didn’t really get the credit for the game since he had just been hired the night before. With the next season fast approaching fans and critics were anxious to see if the new coach had good recruiting skills.

Following his NFL experience as a player, Dungy was invited to become an assistant coach for his alma mater, the University of Minnesota in 1980. After one season in charge of defensive backs, he was asked to return to the NFL, this time as a coach. He was hired as an assistant by Steelers head coach Chuck Noll, his former head coach from his playing days with the team, in 1981. In 1982, he was named defensive backfield coach, and was promoted in 1984 to defensive coordinator. He left the Steelers in 1989 to

Alabama has had some of the best coaches in College football history like Bear Bryant (Hoes 7). Nick Saban is the head coach of Alabama. Maisel stated, “None of them achieved what Alabama is achieving under Saban” (1). Not only has Saban already brought a national title to ‘Bama, but he’s winning consistently, posting a 38-11 record so far (Heos 32). Considering that he’s compiled that record in a conference

Tony Dungy utilized several key techniques to bring about change to each organization he managed. Each organization was different so some of the techniques he used for one would not be used for another. When he was called in as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he was asked to bring about radical change to this historically unsuccessful organization. The first thing he did was fire all of the existing assistant coaches. He took this extreme measure to bring about an extreme change. Over the years the team had cultivated a fragile mindset that infected their play; they always expected something to go wrong and it usually did. He was set on changing more than just the staff of the Buccaneers -- he was set on changing the entire culture of the organization.

The football coaches at Auburn University play one of the most crucial roles in the culture of Auburn football. Most often, they are the face of Auburn University football. Media spends more time talking to coaches than to anyone else on the team. The coaches are able to give Auburn fans hope beginning a new season or even in the midst of a tough season. Auburn has had many great coaches over the past one hundred years and many are still highly revered by fans.

Over the next decade Bobby Bowden would lead his Seminoles to a post season bowl game every season except 1981. The loss to Oklahoma in the 1981 Orange Bowl would be Bowden’s last loss in a bowl game for the next fifteen years. In 1987 Bobby coached his Seminoles to what would be the first of a 14 year long streak in which they won 10 or more games.

He is a terrific Defensive Line coach where he pushes kids to the best of their abilities. When I got hurt last year, Coach Payne was the first to visit. He also then assisted me in my pursuit of a coaching career. He taught me everything I needed to know in order to embark on my journey. He also has assisted me and so many others in loving the game of football. One way he gets players to love the game is simply by having a voice for the players. He will always tell you how he truly feels about your situation and how to exceed the limitations you have. His attitude and voice will always push you to the maximum of your abilities. One such moment was against Iowa Central, He comes in and says the prayer before the game. Normal stuff until he says a few key words after we break. He said, “Are you ready to earn a bowl game. Are you ready to win this rivalry?” At this time the team in unison, “Yes sir!”

Most college coaches start their careers as graduate assistants. All teams have a OC and DC. New coaches most commonly fill in as position coaches. At the higher levels, a position coach has a specific group they work with. For example, quarterbacks and wide receivers have their own position coach. To get into a larger university or professional football position, extensive coaching experience, a winning record, and honors are ordinarily commonly required.

So many Coaches have talent and dedication for what they do. I 'm proud to play for one that has a spectacular history of coaching. That coach is Dennis Lorio, who Graduated from LSU (Louisiana State University) with an economic degree and played baseball. “I love the intensity and the relationship in football” Coach Lorio explaining with a passionate expression. I can see it in his eyes that he is very dedicated and hardworking coach. As of now he is 62 years old and still willing to coach. “It’s not the same without coaching. The joy and the sorrow I feel during the season has been addicted to me. I’ve been in this game almost all my life and that is a very long time.”

Of the 128 head coaches in FBS, Smith joins a thin list that are African American. Other African American head coaches include Scottie Montgomery of East Carolina, Willie Taggart of South Florida, Dino Babers of Syracuse, Charlie Strong of Texas, James Franklin of Penn State, Darrell Hazell of Purdue, Frank Wilson of the University of Texas San Antonio, Mike Jinks of Bowling Green, Paul Haynes of Kent State, David Shaw of Stanford, Kevin Sumlin of Texas A&M, Derek Mason of Vanderbilt, Trent Miles of Georgia State and Everett Withers

The Carolina Panthers, the NFL's worst team in 2010, selected Cam Newton with 1st pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The quarterback quickly accumulated to the new competition, throwing 21 touchdowns and passing for more than 4,000 yards to earn Offensive Player of the year

In the year 2013, Cam Cameron became the coordinator. Zach was his first quarterback at the university. He had remained underwhelming

The staff combines to have an impressive thirty- two years of experience in the NFL. (Kenyon 1). Many coaches have also worked with head coach Harbaugh in his past coaching gigs, which includes his own son. Michigan has a plethora of notable names to their coaches’ roster. Names like Jedd Fisch, Tyrone Wheatley, Jay Harbaugh, Michael Zordich, Brian Smith and new coach Don Brown to name a few. Brown coached the number one defense in the nation last year at Boston College. He along with the other remarkable coaches has put together a defense that is unmatched anywhere in the nation.

The changes and opportunities to occur in the next ten years in Oregon is about 12.7% of growth rate. But in the United States there is 5.9% of a chance to get a coaching job. The opportunities to happen is like elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports academies,camps and schools.

For the coaching observation project I observed the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes, Urban Meyer. I watched him on TV when Ohio State played Penn State. The reason I selected Urban Meyer to do my coaching observation is because he is the coach I decided to model my coaching philosophy after. The reason I chose this game specifically is because this is a very important game and I want to see how he handles his team in high-pressure situations.