
The 2024 college football coaching carousel officially kicked off Sunday when the East Carolina Pirates let go head coach Mike Houston in the wake of an uncompetitive 45–28 loss to the Army Black Knights.
The move, as the program dipped to 3–4 on the season and 27–38 overall under Houston, was expected but far more notable for when it happened. Houston’s departure was one of the latest dates for the first midseason firing in at least a decade.