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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/CharlesBoyle799 on 2025-05-11 23:00:27+00:00.
We’ve all seen it. A coach on the hot seat underperforming, or school looking for a reason for a coaching change gets it after an embarrassing loss gives the head coach the boot after a few games into the season and elevates an assistant to just try to make it to at least do a patchwork job to get to the end of the season without scaring away too many potential recruits.
I was wondering, though: has there been an interim coach who managed to exceed expectations? Maybe it was a couple big upsets, beating their rival when the previous coach couldn’t manage a win, or even rattling off a win streak to improbably become bowl eligible.