Former Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury reportedly becomes top target for Washington after Kalen DeBoer departs for Alabama

Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury is once again the center of attention for a college football head coaching job. The Alabama Crimson Tide found a solution to their woes after Nick Saban's sudden retirement by replacing him with Kalen DeBoer. But this hiring has now left the Washington Huskies in a dilemma with Boer deciding to leave them after just two seasons.

Boer recently led Washington to a Pac-12 championship and a CFP Championship game against Michigan. So the Huskies will be looking to find a suitable replacement to continue the successful momentum that DeBoer built.

According to a tweet by Dov Kleiman, Kliff Kingsbury is reportedly being targeted as a suitable candidate to be the Huskies' next head coach. The 44-year-old currently works as a senior offensive analyst and quarterback coach for the USC Trojans under Lincoln Riley. However, no official statement regarding Kingsbury's situation with Washington has been released.

Kliff Kingsbury was in the headlines back in November last year after the Houston Cougars fired head coach Dana Holgorsen after five seasons. But the team went on to hire Willie Fritz as their new head coach instead.

It was also reported that Kingsbury interviewed for the OC job with the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots before Riley acquired him for his coaching staff. USC finished its 2023 campaign with an 8-5 overall campaign.

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Kliff Kingsbury's coaching career

Following his stint as a player and quarterback, Kingsbury began his coaching career in 2008 with the Houston Cougars as their offensive quality control coach. After two seasons, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2010.

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After spending two more seasons with the Cougars, Kingsbury joined Texas A&M in 2012 for one season as their OC and quarterbacks coach. Then in 2013, he got his first head coaching gig with Texas Tech. He spent six seasons as the Red Raiders head coach and compiled a 35-40 record.

Kingsbury then spent four seasons as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2019 to 2022 before being fired in January last year.