Could Mark Pope and Danny Sprinkle be on the move this spring? What about Craig Smith?

Brigham Young Cougars head coach Mark Pope calls out instructions as BYU and Houston play at the Marriott Center in Provo on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

The college football coaching carousel hasn’t yet come to a complete stop for this offseason, but already the college basketball version of it has gotten going with still more than a month before a team is crowned national champion.

On Thursday, ESPN’s annual coaching carousel preview by Jeff Borzello was published, and BYU’s Mark Pope and Utah State’s Danny Sprinkle are prominently mentioned.

In a section titled “Guys who could look around,” Pope is included alongside 10 other sitting head coaches.

“Never before has there been so much talk of high-major coaches looking to move — or at least being willing to listen to other opportunities,” Borzello wrote. “Some of this has to do with … NIL, some has to do with wanting to start fresh.”

In a section titled “Trending toward opening,” in which Borzello examines jobs that could become available, Washington is listed, with Pope being mentioned as a potential candidate there.

Finally, in a section titled “High-profile names to watch,” Pope was among a list of 13 coaches who got full paragraphs dedicated to them by Borzello.

“There’s been buzz Pope could look at other opportunities this offseason after leading the Cougars into the Big 12 and the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2021,” Borzello wrote.

“He could theoretically be a candidate at Washington or Oregon if either opens, but could also look to come back east.”

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Pope, 51, has been the head coach at BYU since 2019 and has a record of 106-48 with the Cougars.

Borzello did not mention any candidates who could replace Pope if he does in fact take a job elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Sprinkle was also…

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Publish date : 2024-02-23 00:44:07

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