Jim Leavitt became the third coach fired this year after a player reports mistreatment.
Quick bio on Jim:
Played for Missouri from 1974-1978
Became defensive coordinator for University of Dubuque in 1980
Joined Morningside College in 1982 as a special teams coordinator and DC
Joined Kansas State in 1990 as a LB coach and promoted to DC/LB coach in 1992 turning a fledgling defense into one of the top rated D's in NCAA
In 1995 he left K State to start the program at USF where he recruited for a year
1997 USF enters NCAA 1AA ranks and goes 27-17 from 1997 to 2000
The Bulls move up to 1A (FBS) as an Independent and go 17-5
USF joins Conference USA and accumulate a record of 11-11 before joining the Big East in 2005
From 2005-2009, USF goes 40-24 with 5 bowl appearances and 3 wins
To me those are pretty impressive credentials, especially for building a winning program in Florida when you have to recruit against schools like Miami, Florida, Florida State with long standing traditions and winning records. As a WVU fan I can tell you that his defenses are very very tough to beat with USF upsetting WVU on a few occasions, especially shattering our National Title chances in 2007 after shutting down Pat White and Steve Slaton.
I feel the guy should get a look from NFL coaches looking to fill a DC position or at the very least a LB coach.