1. Sonny Dykes
2. Lance Leipold*
3. Brian Kelly
4. Kirby Smart**
*Not enough info to determine culpability/preventability
**Stretch, but I’ll allow it.
Durkin is the only coach fired for killing. The vast majority of killer coaches kept current job but never got another HC position. Mike Stoops is a popular example though that incident is also inconclusive.

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Posted by dstone12

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Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:56 am to Dallaswho

This is sad.

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Posted by BhamTigah

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Posted on 3/20/24 at 8:59 am to Dallaswho

The kid Kelly killed was neither a player nor an assistant (at least not a football assistant).

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Posted by DawginSC

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Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:05 am to Dallaswho

Even if you believe Jalen Carter was responsible for the accident (he wasn't, but let's assume he was for this exercise), if a coach bears responsibility for a player killing someone then this list would be much longer than this. Every coach who ever had a player even remotely tied to even a manslaughter charge (Carter wasn't charged) would add the coach to the list.

For example, Trey Holly for LSU would put Kelly on this list a second time.

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Posted by SFVtiger

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Posted on 3/20/24 at 9:52 am to Dallaswho

Let's see. I'm a MO fan and want to feel better about myself. I can: 1. tout my teams' success stories, or 2. try to throw shade on other teams, their coaches or their fanbase and try and drag them down to my teams' level.

wise (only) choice

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Posted by Auburn80