Coaches returning to previous stops was more common years ago. World War II affected a few but there haven't been many of recent vintage.
I'm not including Johnny Vaught who came back for a portion of a season or guys like Barry Alvarez or Bob Stoops who only coached a Bowl Game
Most Notable :
Mack Brown - Left UNC for Teaxas and came back
Johnny Majors - 4 years at Pitt including a NC and then left for UT and then came back to Pitt for 4 years
John Robinson - Very successful in the 80s at USC. Left for the NFL and then coached another four at USC
Thanks to some other posters for three more.
Bobby Petrino - Louisville
Greg Schiano - Rutgers
Bill Snyder - Kansas State
As I said, it is not common practice.
I'm not including Johnny Vaught who came back for a portion of a season or guys like Barry Alvarez or Bob Stoops who only coached a Bowl Game
Most Notable :
Mack Brown - Left UNC for Teaxas and came back
Johnny Majors - 4 years at Pitt including a NC and then left for UT and then came back to Pitt for 4 years
John Robinson - Very successful in the 80s at USC. Left for the NFL and then coached another four at USC
Thanks to some other posters for three more.
Bobby Petrino - Louisville
Greg Schiano - Rutgers
Bill Snyder - Kansas State
As I said, it is not common practice.
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