The 2025 coaching carousel has quickly become one of the most dramatic and unpredictable cycles in recent memory, with multiple blue-blood programs making seismic moves in search of stability, identity, and a path back to national relevance.

LSU, Florida , Penn State , and Auburn all enter the market with differing agendas but a shared reality: each believes its vacancy is the kind of job that can -- and should -- attract top-tier candidates capable of winning immediately. But the truth is that even the sport's biggest brands need legitimate contingency plans. With competition heating up, political forces shaping searches, and several schools targeting the same top names, identifying the right "Plan B" may ultimately determine which programs regain their footing and which ones fal

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