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[h1]2007 I-A coaching changes[/h1]
[table][tr][td]2007 I-A COACHING CHANGES[/td] [/tr][tr][td]TEAM[/td] [td]OLD COACH[/td] [td]NEW COACH[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Arkansas[/td] [td]Houston Nutt -- Story
Nutt resigned after compiling a 10-year record of 75-48 (.610) and three SEC West championships with the Razorbacks, including two trips to the conference championship game.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Baylor[/td] [td]Guy Morriss -- Story
Morriss was unable to produce a winning record in his five seasons, going 18-40 overall and 7-33 in Big 12 games.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Colorado State[/td] [td]Sonny Lubick -- Story
Lubick was relieved of his coaching duties after the Rams finished the season 3-9. They haven't had a winning record since 2003, although Lubick is 108-74 in 15 seasons at Colorado State.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Duke[/td] [td]Ted Roof -- Story
Duke has lost at least 10 games in three straight seasons, including a winless 2006. Roof finished his Duke tenure with a 6-45 record.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Georgia Tech[/td] [td]Chan Gailey -- Story
Gailey was 44-32 in six seasons at Georgia Tech but 0-6 against rival Georgia. The Yellow Jackets are 7-5 in 2007.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Michigan[/td] [td]Lloyd Carr -- Story
The Carr era was marked by highs of winning a national title and five Big Ten crowns and lows of losing (a lot) to Ohio State. Carr's .752 winning percentage (121-40) ranks seventh among active coaches.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Mississippi[/td] [td]Ed Orgeron -- Story
Orgeron was fired a day after the Rebels blew a game against their big rival to finish the season 3-9 and go winless in the conference for the first time since 1982.[/td] [td]Houston Nutt -- Story
Nutt takes over a program that hasn't had a 10-win season since 2003. Since then Ole Miss has had four or fewer wins in four seasons.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Nebraska[/td] [td]Bill Callahan -- Story
Callahan's four-year stay was marked by the most embarrassing losses at a football program once among the mightiest. Interim AD Tom Osborne announced the dismissal one day after the Cornhuskers ended the season at 5-7.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Northern Illinois[/td] [td]Joe Novak -- Story
Novak, who won more games than any Northern Illinois coach in modern history, announced his retirement after 12 seasons.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
SMU[/td] [td]Phil Bennett -- Story
Bennett, who is 18-48 in six seasons, will finish out the season. Expectations were high entering this season, with Bennett predicting the school's first bowl game since it received the NCAA-mandated death penalty in 1987.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Southern Miss[/td] [td]Jeff Bower -- Story
Bower resigned after capping his 14th consecutive winning season, ending a 29-year relationship as player and coach with the Golden Eagles despite accepting his 10th bowl invitation in the last 11 seasons.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Texas A&M[/td] [td]Dennis Franchione -- Story
Franchione came to Texas A&M to restore the glory to the Aggies. He left with a mediocre record and an embarrassing scandal on his resume. Franchione resigned, ending a rocky five-year tenure.[/td] [td]Mike Sherman -- Story
The former Green Bay Packers head coach and current Houston Texans assistant was hired to succeed Franchione. He was 57-39 in six seasons with Green Bay.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Washington State[/td] [td]Bill Doba -- Story
Doba and the Cougars agreed to part ways after after a 5-7 season in which the team missed going to a bowl game for a fourth consecutive year.[/td] [/tr][/table]
[table][tr][td]2007 I-A COACHING CHANGES[/td] [/tr][tr][td]TEAM[/td] [td]OLD COACH[/td] [td]NEW COACH[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Arkansas[/td] [td]Houston Nutt -- Story
Nutt resigned after compiling a 10-year record of 75-48 (.610) and three SEC West championships with the Razorbacks, including two trips to the conference championship game.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Baylor[/td] [td]Guy Morriss -- Story
Morriss was unable to produce a winning record in his five seasons, going 18-40 overall and 7-33 in Big 12 games.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Colorado State[/td] [td]Sonny Lubick -- Story
Lubick was relieved of his coaching duties after the Rams finished the season 3-9. They haven't had a winning record since 2003, although Lubick is 108-74 in 15 seasons at Colorado State.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Duke[/td] [td]Ted Roof -- Story
Duke has lost at least 10 games in three straight seasons, including a winless 2006. Roof finished his Duke tenure with a 6-45 record.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Georgia Tech[/td] [td]Chan Gailey -- Story
Gailey was 44-32 in six seasons at Georgia Tech but 0-6 against rival Georgia. The Yellow Jackets are 7-5 in 2007.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Michigan[/td] [td]Lloyd Carr -- Story
The Carr era was marked by highs of winning a national title and five Big Ten crowns and lows of losing (a lot) to Ohio State. Carr's .752 winning percentage (121-40) ranks seventh among active coaches.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Mississippi[/td] [td]Ed Orgeron -- Story
Orgeron was fired a day after the Rebels blew a game against their big rival to finish the season 3-9 and go winless in the conference for the first time since 1982.[/td] [td]Houston Nutt -- Story
Nutt takes over a program that hasn't had a 10-win season since 2003. Since then Ole Miss has had four or fewer wins in four seasons.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Nebraska[/td] [td]Bill Callahan -- Story
Callahan's four-year stay was marked by the most embarrassing losses at a football program once among the mightiest. Interim AD Tom Osborne announced the dismissal one day after the Cornhuskers ended the season at 5-7.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Northern Illinois[/td] [td]Joe Novak -- Story
Novak, who won more games than any Northern Illinois coach in modern history, announced his retirement after 12 seasons.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
SMU[/td] [td]Phil Bennett -- Story
Bennett, who is 18-48 in six seasons, will finish out the season. Expectations were high entering this season, with Bennett predicting the school's first bowl game since it received the NCAA-mandated death penalty in 1987.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Southern Miss[/td] [td]Jeff Bower -- Story
Bower resigned after capping his 14th consecutive winning season, ending a 29-year relationship as player and coach with the Golden Eagles despite accepting his 10th bowl invitation in the last 11 seasons.[/td] [td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Texas A&M[/td] [td]Dennis Franchione -- Story
Franchione came to Texas A&M to restore the glory to the Aggies. He left with a mediocre record and an embarrassing scandal on his resume. Franchione resigned, ending a rocky five-year tenure.[/td] [td]Mike Sherman -- Story
The former Green Bay Packers head coach and current Houston Texans assistant was hired to succeed Franchione. He was 57-39 in six seasons with Green Bay.[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
Washington State[/td] [td]Bill Doba -- Story
Doba and the Cougars agreed to part ways after after a 5-7 season in which the team missed going to a bowl game for a fourth consecutive year.[/td] [/tr][/table]