Coaching Carousel (Boston College)

Boston College

The hiring of Frank Spaziani was a curious one.  Boston College had just lost Tom O'Brien who left for North Carolina State (also was just fired) and then a couple of years later Jeff Jagodzinski was fired for interviewing for the New York Jets opening.  Because they had two coaches (basically) leave, Boston College wanted a coach who wanted to be there.  So instead of going out and finding the best qualified coach, they chose to go with somebody they felt was safe and would be there for the long term.  Unfortunately for them, the safe choice ended up being a bad decision and now they are looking for a new coach again.


Spaziani enjoyed some early success winning 8 games his first year, but his wins went down each year.  Spaziani lost both bowl games he took the Eagles to.  But when you only win 4 games and then follow that up with with 2 wins and it's no surprise that Spaziani is gone.

Boston College isn't one of the primer openings in college football, but it still underrated.  The Eagles have had success and have had their share of NFL talent come through.  Heck they were even ranked #2 in the nation at one point under Jeff Jagodzinski.


Potential Candidates
Al Golden (Miami Head Coach)
Golden is the hot name in this search and the rumor is that Golden has talked with BC Administration.  Golden is a Northeast guy who was an assistant at Penn State and turned Temple into a respectable program.  Him being at Miami doesn't seem like a good fit to me and then when you add all the sanctions they'll likely have, I see him wanting to get out.  This might be a great opportunity to do so.  This is likely their home run hire and he'd be the best case scenario.

Pete Carmichael Jr. (New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator)
Carmichael is a Boston College alumn who has helped engineer one of the most dynamic offenses in the NFL.  The Eagles had success under Jagondzinski who was also a offensive guru, so they could be looking to getting back into that frame.  But Carmichael hasn't had any head coaching experience, so that could hurt his chances. 

Bob Diaco (Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator)
Diaco's name has been talked about quite a bit lately and reports are he has talked with BC administration.  Diaco has done a great job of building an Irish defense into one of the  best in the nation.  He has ties to the Northeast from his days at Virginia.  As it looks now, he is the front runner.

Pete Lembo (Ball State Head Coach)
Lembo isn't getting a lot of attention, but he could be the sleeper candidate for this job.  Lembo is a program builder and has done it at Lehigh, Elon, and now Ball State.  He might be perfect for what BC needs.  Lembo has the ties to the Northeast and is a native New Yorker.  This hire might not win fans interest, but it might be the best choice.