Charles Huff says the coaching rumors are coming fast, but he’s not treating them like anything more than noise.
The current Memphis head coach and former Alabama assistant has been mentioned for several Power Four openings, including Baylor, Maryland and NC State. On Tuesday, Huff addressed the buzz in a press conference and said he has already spoken with his team about it.
“I said every job that’s getting ready to come open, my name is going to be up for it.” Huff said. “Just like for you, every time you score a touchdown, someone is going to repost your deal.”
He added that the speculation hasn’t turned into anything concrete.
“None of it makes sense. Not been called.
Not been contacted. You don’t get a job in the middle of the season, the jobs happen at the end of the season.”
Huff got his first collegiate head coaching opportunity in 2021 at Marshall, where he spent four seasons and went 32-20. That run included a conference title win in 2024.
After that championship game, Huff said he was leaving Marshall for the head coaching job at Southern Miss. He spent one season there and took the program from 1-11 to 7-5.
Now at Memphis, Huff has already been through three schools as a head coach, and the talk around a Power Four move has naturally followed him. His background also connects him to Maryland, where he was an assistant coach, and to Alabama, where he served as assistant head coach and running backs coach in 2019-20 and helped the Crimson Tide win a national championship in 2020.
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