Harbaugh won the national title with Michigan and then left to take the Chargers job. As for Bielema, he has been active on social media lately, and the Illinois head coach called out analyst Josh Pate after he refused to have the Illini in his final top 25 of the season.

The AFC West was probably already the best-coached division going into this weekend. But it just got more star power with the Raiders hire of Pete Carroll. Carroll brings 18 years of head coaching experience to a Las Vegas franchise which has been down in the dumps.

Pete Carroll will turn 74 in September when he embarks on his first season as head coach of the Raiders.

This isn’t the same silver and black club that Raider Nation has been accustomed to dealing with for two consecutive decades. Thanks to Tom Brady, who Las Vegas Raiders acting owner Mark Davis brought in via an ownership deal,

Payton, 61, was the second-oldest coach in the division behind Kansas City’s Andy Reid, 66, when hired by the Broncos in 2023. Then last season, Jim Harbaugh, who is 61 and six days older than Payton, took over the Los Angeles Chargers.

The Las Vegas Raiders have found their new search as they have tabbed Super Bowl-winning coach Pete Carroll to replace the fired Antonio Pierce. Carroll is the oldest coach in the league at 73. He turns 74 in September and will be the oldest head coach in NFL history when the 2025 season starts.

Pete Carroll and the Raiders have reached an agreement on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option to be the team's new head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring Pete Carroll as the franchise's next head coach. The former USC Trojans and Seattle Seahawks coach has won a national champions

The Las Vegas Raiders have officially hired Pete Carroll to replace Antonio Pierce, a move no doubt spearheaded by Tom Brady. Social media had a blast.

Former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll will return to the NFL in 2025 as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to multiple reports Friday morning. ESPN reported that Carroll and the Raiders have agreed to a three-year contract with a team option for a fourth year.

The Las Vegas Raiders made headlines earlier this offseason when they fired head coach Antonio Pierce after just one full season, igniting a coaching search led partly by legendary quarterback Tom Brady.