Firing and hiring season for football coaches
Jim Harbaugh looks on with his family as he is introduced as the new Head Coach of the University of Michigan football team at the Junge Family Champions Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dec. 30, 2014.
Harbaugh will be paid $5 million a year, plus incentives.That figure is much lower than the reported $8 million annual salary and matches the deal Harbaugh had with the San Francisco 49ers.
Jim Harbaugh leaves S.F. 49ers
Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field with Brandon Lloyd #84 after their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Dec. 28, 2014.
Harbaugh is rumored to be heading to the University of Michigan.
N.Y. Jets fire Rex Ryan
Head coach Rex Ryan of the New York Jets looks on prior to a game against the New England Patriots at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Dec. 21, 2014.
The Jets announced Monday that Ryan and general manger John Idzik had been fired.
Chicago Bears fire Marc Trestman
Head coach Marc Trestman of the Chicago Bears takes the field with his team against the Dallas Cowboys, Dec. 4, 2014.
Flacons fire Mike Smith
Head coach Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons watches action prior to a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La., Dec. 21, 2014.
The Falcons announced Monday they fired coach Mike Smith after Atlanta finished with a 6-10 record in 2014, according to CBSSports.com NFL Insider Jason La Canfora.
Brady Hoke fired by Michigan
Head Coach Brady Hoke of the Michigan Wolverines talks with a referee in the second quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Nov. 29, 2014.
Hoke was fired by the University of Michigan after a tumultuous year and missing play-off berth.
Florida hires Jim McElwain...
Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain speaks during an introductory press conference in Gainesville, Fla., Dec. 6, 2014.
McElwain has left Colorado State and replaces ex-Florida coach Will Muschamp who was fired earlier this season.
After firing Will Muschamp
Head coach Will Muschamp of the Florida Gators takes off his headset during the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, Nov. 1, 2014 .
In November, the University of Florida announced that Muschamps would finish the regular season.
Nebraska fires Bo Pelini
Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Bo Pelini expresses himself to an official during their game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium on November 1, 2014 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mike Riley hired by Nebraska
Mike Riley, newly hired head football coach at the University of Nebraska, talks with members of the media during a press conference inside Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 5, 2014.
Riley was coaching at Oregon State, where he had coached for 14 years.