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Coaching buzz: Ranking college football's best open jobs

Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports

One of the quieter coaching cycles in recent years seems close to shutting down.

Texas A&M's firing of Jimbo Fisher marked the first performance-related dismissal this season. Northwestern became the first program to fill its vacancy, promoting interim coach/defensive coordinator David Braun into the permanent role. On Thursday, Duke became the most recent to name a new head coach, hiring Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz.

Now it's time to rank all nine Power 5 conference jobs that have opened -- and closed -- since the summer.

The ranking below is based on the quality of the job through the eyes of coaches.

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Duke
Houston
Indiana
Michigan State
Mississippi State
Northwestern
Oregon State
Syracuse
Texas A&M