UT wants to be out of the coach firing business for a while. UTAD just locked up all the marquee coaches and some others through the 2025 or 2026 seasons. The only one that may retire is Barnes, and he'll do it on his own terms when he's ready. Some coaches, especially the older ones, don't love all the fast-evolving changes in the college sports landscape. Now that UT has its HCs in place, they need to optimize staffing to address deficiencies that are holding programs back-- and recruit out of them.