In part two of a six part series highlighting candidates to become BCS conference head coaches, the College Gridiron Boss takes a look at coaches currently working the Conference-USA and the MAC

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Skip Holtz, East Carolina - Hall of Famer Lou Holtz says that he looks forward to the day when he's known as Skip Holtz's dad. That may be a stretch, but Skip is a sure shot to be a BCS conference head coach. He took over an ECU program that had won only three games in the previous two years. Since then, the Pirates have gone 20-17 and made two bowl appearances in only three seasons. He capped off his best season in 2007 with an upset of Boise State to go 8-5. He went 33-23 over five seasons at UConn, laying the ground work for Randy Edsall to take over. It is difficult to guess what his destination may be. Potential Jobs: Maryland, Indiana, Syracuse.

Larry Fedora, Southern Miss - While he's yet to coach a game as a head coach, he has already made a pretty big impact in Hattisburg. He landed a solid recruiting class and has stirred up interest in Golden Eagle football. As an offensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State, Florida, and Oklahoma State, everything he touched seemed to turn to gold. Potential Jobs: Kansas State, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State, Arizona.

Kevin Sumlin, Houston. Similar to Fedora, Sumlin is yet to serve as a head coach. His resume is littered with big program stops, though. In his most recent stops at Oklahoma and Texas A&M, he has reportedly forged strong recruiting relationships in the state of Texas. A few solid seasons at Houston will have him on many school's short lists. Potential Jobs: Purdue, Washington State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State.

June Jones, SMU. If Jones is able to make short work of another rebuilding project like he did at Hawaii, he would be a strong candidate for any program trying to change their gridiron fortunes. Contrary to the other guys on this list, his age, 55, could be a liability. He could be viewed as a guy who can quickly breath life into a program similar to what Dennis Erickson has done at Arizona State. He would likely be most interested in a program that would present a unique challenge. Potential Jobs: Indiana, Vanderbilt, Duke, Baylor.

Todd Graham, Tulsa. Graham has had successful first years at two programs, Rice and Tulsa. He appeared on the long list for some jobs this past off-season. The concerning part for Graham, a former defensive coordinator, is that both of his defenses while a head coach have ranked in the 100's. Potential Jobs: West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M.

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