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7. Jim Harbaugh, Stanford. Harbaugh might well be one of the hot coaching names, but he needs to get over the hump with Stanford. His teams have show significant improvement the past two seasons, and now the question is can they begin to become a consistent bowl team, or even more than that?
T8. Chip Kelly, Oregon. Kelly learned from Bellotti, and he will have fan support. The 2009 Oregon team will be poised for success, and so the question becomes how well he transitions from offensive coordinator to head coach.
He has only been a coordinator at a major college school for the past two seasons, and so, we will see what happens.
T8. Steve Sarkisian, Washington. He leaves the enviable position as OC at USC to take over a moribund Huskies program. Sarkisian has learned from some of the best in college football. Prior to coaching under Carroll, he played at BYU for Norm Chow and LaVell Edwards (DeWayne Walker was also an assistant on that team).
There is no doubt he will bring energy to the once-proud Washington team. How well will his experiences translate on the field as the man in charge?
10. Paul Wulff, Washington State. Wulff inherited a tough situation on the Palouse, but the team regressed in 2008. The Cougars had won three conference games in 2007, but was winless against FBS teams until last year’s all-time stinker of an Apple Cup.
The low point of an 11 loss season was the defense, which allowed 58+ points in four consecutive games.
Sun Belt
The little conference that is way, way off the radar. Still, it is home to the legendary Howard Schnellenberger. The conference has no new coaches this season, and so there will likely be some open opportunities for 2010.
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