College football coaching carousel tracker: Grades for 2023-24 changes after Jim Harbaugh takes Chargers job

n/a Jim Harbaugh Harbaugh is on his way back to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers after leading his alma mater to a national championship and an 89-25 record overall. Ken Niumatalolo (UCLA tight ends coach) Brent Brennan Niumatalolo was a star at Navy for the better part of his 16-year career, but things went south during his final three seasons. He reportedly won’t run the pure triple option with the Spartans, which is a sign that he has evolved into the new era of the sport. However, we don’t know how effective he actually can be running a new scheme. Grade: C+ Pete Lembo (South Carolina special teams coordinator) Maurice Linguist Lembo was a key cog at South Carolina, tutoring a consistent special teams unit that always played sound and ranked near the top nationally in most relevant categories. He also has coaching experience at both the FCS and FBS levels with stints at Lehigh, Elon and Ball State. While he did lead Ball State to a couple of nine-win seasons, he failed to win a bowl game or put the Cardinals in a position to compete at the conference level. This seems like a decent hire to bring stability back, but Lembo’s ceiling might be a bit low. Grade: C+