VOL. 64 ● ISSUE #18 thekickoffstore.com FEBRUARY 2015 PUBLISHED & COPYRIGHTED BY THE KICKOFF, LLC Reproduction and redistribution is prohibited without written authorization PO Box 2668 ● CHATTANOOGA, TN 37409 ● Phone: (423) 267-0953 ● E-Mail: [email protected] FBS COACHING CHANGES SCHOOL FORMER COACH RECORD CAREER NEW COACH LAST JOB CAREER BUFFALO ............................... JEFF QUINN .......................................... 20-36 .................................. 20-36 .......... LANCE LIEPOLD ......................................... WIS-WHITEWATER HC ........................................ 106-6 FLORIDA ................................ WILL MUSCHAMP ................................. 28-21 .................................. 28-21 .......... JIM MCELWAIN ........................................... CSU HC................................................................. 22-16 KANSAS ................................. CHARLIE WEIS ...................................... 6-22 .................................... 41-49 .......... DAVID BEATY ............................................. TXAM RC COORD. ............................................. ——— MICHIGAN .............................. BRADY HOKE ........................................ 78-70 .................................. 31-20 .......... JIM HARBAUGH .......................................... NFL 49ERS HC ..................................................... 58-27 NEBRASKA ............................ BO PELINI .............................................. 67-27 .................................. 67-27 .......... MIKW RILEY ................................................ OREGON ST HC ................................................... 93-80 OREGON ST .......................... MIKE RILEY ........................................... 93-80 .................................. 93-80 .......... GARY ANDERSON...................................... WISCONSIN HC ................................................... 49-38 SMU ........................................ JUNE JONES ......................................... 112-84 ................................ 36-43 .......... CHAD MORRIS ........................................... CLEMSON OC .................................................... ——— TROY ...................................... LARRY BLAKENY .................................. 178-112-1 .................... 178-112-1 .......... NEIL BROWN .............................................. KENTUCKY OC .................................................. ——— TULSA .................................... BILL BLANKENSHIP .............................. 24-27 .................................. 24-27 .......... PHILIP MONTGOMERY .............................. NFL CHICAGO OC ............................................. ——— UNLV ...................................... BOBBY HAUK ........................................ 95-66 .................................. 15-49 .......... TONY SANCHEZ ......................................... HIGH SCHOOL ................................................... ——--- WISCONSIN ........................... GARY ANDERSON ................................ 19-7 .................................... 49-38 .......... PAUL CHRYST ............................................ PITT HC ................................................................ 19-19 PITTSBURGH ......................... PAUL CHRYST ...................................... 19-19 .................................. 19-19 .......... PAT NARDUZZI ........................................... MICHIGAN ST OC .............................................. ——--- CENTRAL MI .......................... DAN ENOS ............................................. 26-36 .................................. 26-36 .......... JOHN BONAMEGO ..................................... NFL ASST DETROIT........................................... ——--- COLORADO ST ...................... JIM MCELWAIN ..................................... 22-16 .................................. 22-16 .......... MIKE BOBO ................................................. GEORGIA OC ..................................................... ——— HOUSTON .............................. TONY LEVINE ........................................ 21-17 .................................. 21-17 .......... TOM HERMAN ............................................ OHIO STATE OC ................................................ ——— NUMBER OF PROSPECTS SIGNED BY SCHOOL IN 2015 1 ARMY ........................................................... 62 11 AIR FORCE .................................................. 28 21 PURDUE ....................................................... 26 31 RUTGERS .................................................... 25 2 UTSA ............................................................ 36 12 AUBURN ...................................................... 27 22 MIAMI (OH) ................................................... 26 32 CINCINNATI ................................................. 25 3 NORTHERN ILLINOIS ................................. 31 13 OHIO STATE................................................ 27 23 NORTH TEXAS ............................................. 26 33 SYRACUSE .................................................. 25 4 SOUTH CAROLINA...................................... 30 14 GEORGIA TECH .......................................... 27 24 LOUISIANA-MONROE .................................. 26 34 KANSAS ....................................................... 25 5 TENNESSEE ................................................ 29 15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC ................................... 27 25 EASTERN MICHIGAN .................................. 26 35 MARSHALL................................................... 25 6 TEXAS .......................................................... 29 16 MEMPHIS..................................................... 27 26 LSU ............................................................... 25 36 ARKANSAS STATE ...................................... 25 7 IDAHO .......................................................... 29 17 WESTERN MICHIGAN ................................ 27 27 TEXAS A&M .................................................. 25 37 BALL STATE ................................................. 25 8 GEORGIA ..................................................... 28 18 SOUTHERN CAL ......................................... 26 28 PENN STATE ................................................ 25 38 NAVY ............................................................ 25 9 MISS STATE ................................................ 28 19 SAN JOSE STATE ....................................... 26 29 ARIZONA ...................................................... 25 39 NEW MEXICO STATE .................................. 25 10 LOUISIANA .................................................. 28 20 BRIGHAM YOUNG ...................................... 26 30 BOSTON COLLEGE ..................................... 25 40 ALABAMA ..................................................... 24 2015 TOP 30 RECRUITING CLASSES 2015 TOP 30 OVERALL HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS SCHOOL # RECRUITS TOP 30 5 STAR PLAYER PS RATING SCHOOL 1- ALABAMA ............................................ 24 .....................4................... 5 1- BYRON COWART ....................................... DE ..................................... ............................................. AUBURN 2- SOUTHERN CAL ................................. 26 .....................2................... 3 2- IMAN MARSHALL........................................ DB ..................................... ................................ SOUTHERN CAL 3- FLORIDA STATE ................................. 20 .....................5................... 5 3- KAHLIL MCKENZIE ...................................... DT ..................................... ...................................... TENNESSEE 4- TENNESSEE ....................................... 29 .....................4................... 4 4- TRENTON THOMPSON ............................... DT ..................................... ........................................... GEORGIA 5- GEORGIA ............................................ 29 .....................2................... 2 5- JOSH ROSEN ............................................. QB ..................................... .................................................. UCLA 6- LSU ...................................................... 25 .....................2................... 4 6- MARTEZ IVEY .............................................. OL ..................................... ............................................ FLORIDA 7- CLEMSON ........................................... 23 .....................2................... 2 7- CECE JEFFERSON..................................... DE ..................................... ....................................... FLORIDA ST 8- AUBURN .............................................. 27 .....................1................... 1 8- KEVIN TOLIVER II ....................................... CB ..................................... ..................................................... LSU 9- OHIO STATE ....................................... 27 .....................0................... 0 9- DERWIN JAMES ............................................ S ..................................... ....................................... FLORIDA ST 10- UCLA ................................................... 19 .....................3..................