Report Card: Grading All The G5 Coaching Hires
First off, I have not written on this blog in a while, but for know here are my grades for a the G5 coaching changes. Hopefully I'll be posting some more content on the MAC, Sun Belt, AAC, C-USA, and Mountain West. Houston : Major Applewhite After news started to spread that Lane Kiffin was the next head coach, the University came and said that was 100% false. Just days later, Houston promoted Applewhite from OC to head coach. It was clear that he was not their first choice, but he was on their big board. I think most fans are hoping he keeps some of Tom Herman's traditions alive. Under Applewhite the offense was good, but it wasn't dominate. Let's hope this is Tom Herman 2.0. Applewhite signed the 4th ranked recruiting class in the American. Grade: C+ Cincinnati : Luke Fickell: I thought this was the best hire in the conference. The fan base was not on board from the start, but once Fickell started to move in, I think they realized how good of a ...