The Oregon State football coaching search is underway, and several names have been floated as potential candidates for the job. It is early in the process as the coaching carousel continues to spin across college football.

Over the next two weeks, barring a major announcement or change in the search dynamics, The Oregonian/OregonLive will examine some of the potential leading candidates for OSU’s next head coach.

We begin with a name we’ve heard from the start:

Brent Vigen

Current job: HC, Montana State

Age: 50

Head coaching record: 54-12 (5th season)

Why it works

Vigen is a product of the 18-time national champion North Dakota State football program. He played tight end for the Bison in the mid-90s, and cut his teeth as a coach at NDSU from 1998 to 2013. After a few years a

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