Bobby Johnson resigns as Vanderbilt coach

Bobby Johnson resigned today as Vanderbilt’s football coach, less than two months before the season opener, according to sources familiar with the situation. Johnson went 29-66 in eight seasons, coaching the Commodores to a Music City Bowl victory in 2008. Last season, Vanderbilt was 2-10 overall and 0-8 in the SEC. – Tennessean

Johnson, Kiffin Hot Commodities

Somebody is going to try to hire Bobby Johnson: Vanderbilt plays in the toughest league in the country with a host of financial and academic obstacles that have to be overcome relative to the competition. But here the Commodores sit at 3-0 in the SEC and 5-0 overall. Now the toughest part of the schedule is still ahead but the fact is that Bobby Johnson has done one of his best coaching jobs ever in the first half of this season. A year ago Vanderbilt had Georgia beat and Tennessee beat before letting them slip off the hook in the fourth quarter. Johnson consistently gets as much out of his available talent as any coach in the country. His staff takes a back seat to no other staff in the country. I know Vanderbilt would hate to lose Johnson but you have to figure his name will come up for a high-profile opening. – Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The coaching landscape soon will begin shifting - as coaches leave, get fired, resign or quit - and one name to remember when it comes to filling jobs is recently fired Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin is known to have interest in the coaching jobs at Syracuse and Washington, should they come open. – Rivals.com