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Boston College Football: Top 10 candidates to replace Steve Addazio

By Dante Pryor

CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Steve Addazio of the Boston College Eagles looks on during the second half of the game between the Boston College Eagles and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Alumni Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The Demon Deacons defeat the Eagles 27-24. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 28: Head coach Steve Addazio of the Boston College Eagles looks on during the second half of the game between the Boston College Eagles and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Alumni Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The Demon Deacons defeat the Eagles 27-24. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 21: Head Coach Jim McElwain of the Central Michigan Chippewas coaching in the first half against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 21: Head Coach Jim McElwain of the Central Michigan Chippewas coaching in the first half against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

Jason Candle, like the top three coaches on this list, just makes sense. Since succeeding Matt Campbell at Toledo, Candle has taken the Rockets to a bowl game every year and won 11 games in 2017. If there’s one selling point with Candle, it’s that he can coach offense. It’s not always going to be pretty on defense, but if you can’t score points you aren’t going to win many games.

Candle has an Ohio pipeline to recruit to as well which is something Boston College has never had. He can adjust and change the recruiting map for Boston College.

Lance Leipold makes sense in a similar fashion to someone like Chris Creighton or the next coach on our list Jim McElwain. He was an outside-the-box hire at Buffalo and would be the same at Boston College. Maybe that’s just what the doctor ordered for the Eagles.

The Bulls hired him away from Division III powerhouse Wisconsin Whitewater. He makes sense for the Eagles because of his ability to develop talent. Boston College needs a coach that can cycle up every three or so years because of player development and recruiting. Leipold has recruited in a desolate recruiting footprint in upstate New York — similar to the poor recruiting grounds of New England.

HC. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 5. player. 403. Central Michigan. Jim McElwain

Jim McElwain makes the most sense among the Group of Five coaches because he’s run a Power Five program before. Say what you want about his tenure at Florida, he did go to two SEC title games. This season at Central Michigan proves that McElwain hasn’t forgotten how to coach.

When you are behind the eight-ball with personnel and facilities like Boston College, you need someone who can out-scheme an opponent, and McElwain can. Also, similar to Leipold and Creighton, McElwain might stay and finish his career in Chestnut Hill. He might want back into the Power Five, but not want the pressure-cooker of an elite-level program.

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