Bruce Feldman names 11 potential coaching candidates at Indiana

After seven seasons, Tom Allen’s tenure in Bloomington has come to an end . Now, with the Hoosiers set to begin a coaching search, Bruce Feldman has named nearly a dozen candidates that could be in the mix at .

Feldman shared his selections in an article at The Athletic . Of the 11 current coaches and coordinators that he named, some of the highlights include Michigan’s Sherrone Moore , Washington’s Ryan Grubb , Alabama’s Tommy Rees , and Washington State’s Jake Dickert .

Sherrone Moore – Michigan OC
Ryan Grubb – Washington OC
Justin Frye – OL Coach/Associate Head Coach at Ohio State
Tommy Rees – Alabama OC
Deland McCullough – Notre Dame RBs Coach
Jason Candle –
Jon Sumrall –
Kane Wommack – South Alabama
Charles Huff – Marshall Thunder
Chris Creighton – Eastern Michigan
Jake Dickert – Washington State Cougars

Moore, Grubb, and Rees are hot names considering what they’re doing currently and have done over their coaching stops. All three are offensive coordinating for a trio of playoff contenders while Moore has had to pull double duty by taking over head coaching duties for Jim Harbaugh in spots in Ann Arbor .

Dickert is then an interesting option for Indiana considering what has happened in the Pac-12 . Oregon State , the Cougars’ fellow member in the new Pac-2, has already lost their head coach to a job in the Big Ten this weekend. After three seasons at Wazzu, Dickert may be due for a promotion of sorts as well.

From there, names like Sumrall and Huff are fairly common choices for potential eventual hires to the Power Five . It’s also worth noting that Wommack, the head coach down in Mobile, has some familiarity with the gig as former defensive coordinator and staffer for Indiana.

Considering Indiana relieved Allen less than 24 hours ago , this could take some time to develop. Still, with the offseason about to begin, some of these names, at least the ones that aren’t heavily involved in the playoff or postseason, may start to gain traction with the Hoosiers over the week or two.

Allen releases statement following firing at Indiana

Following his firing on Sunday, Tom Allen released a statement about the decision by the administration at Indiana.

Within the statement that Ross Dellenger shared, Allen says that coaching Indiana was an honor but that the school must embrace changes in college football. In particular, he was referencing the program’s situation regarding NIL .

Statement from fired Indiana coach Tom Allen, which notes that IU should “embrace” the changing environment around college football (ie: NIL). pic.twitter.com/WPOJpan0Pi

— Ross Dellenger November 26, 2023