Boston College Football: Top 10 candidates to replace Steve Addazio

By Dante Pryor | Dec 2, 2019

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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KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 12: Head coach Joe Moorhead of the Mississippi State Bulldogs looks on prior to the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

This is a one-man list for a simple reason: this is a lateral, at best, move for every other sitting Power Five head coach. Matt Campbell, James Franklin or any other sitting Power Five coach looking to move wouldn’t take this job. In many ways this is a lateral move for Moorhead as well, but he’s a Northeastern guy.

There are reports Mississippi State wants Moorhead to return next season on the heels of their Egg Bowl victory, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he wants to come back. With Rutgers and Greg Schiano reaching an agreement, this is the next best option for Moorhead unless Franklin goes to USC and Penn State opens up.

This isn’t to say that Moorhead doesn’t try to make it work in Starkville until an elite job opens, much like his predecessor Dan Mullen did, however, he is a Yankee through and through. He’s from Pittsburgh, played at Fordham (in New York), and was the offensive coordinator at Penn State before going to Starkville.

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