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San Jose State coaching candidates: Where do the Spartans turn after Brent Brennan?
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San Jose State coaching candidates: Where do the Spartans turn after Brent Brennan?

There have been peaks and valleys with this job, but Brennan and others have shown you could win at SJSU.

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Jan 16, 2024
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We are on to the 26th FBS head coach opening, as San Jose State follows South Alabama and others in the domino effect of Nick Saban’s retirement.

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This job has been uneven at times, but Brent Brennan is at Arizona now because he won there. And Mike MacIntyre landed a Pac-12 job himself out of the work he did with the Spartans. Could the program turn back the clock when looking for a new coach?

Let’s take a look at some potential candidates.

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