Saban - sure, give him a call, but that will likely be a quick conversation unless you have some serious cash to throw around.
Meyer - Yeah, no. His latest "transgression" won't help and I bet ND would be worried about what other ticking time bombs Meyer has on him.
Harbaugh - The cool one. Would be a nice hire.
LeFleur - Interesting name for sure but he is in the midst of a SB run, would be a tough hire IMO.
Fickell - I could get behind this but have other names above him.
Ruhle - I think he's a stud. He made Temple and Baylor into national teams in his short time at both stops. He played ND tough in 2015 and had Temple ranked. Baylor was left for dead after Briles and he had them as legitimate in three years. He'd be my #1 choice after Saban (which again is a real long shot).
Freeman - He seems like if everything else falls apart, go get him. You know he'll recruit his ass off.
Clearly he coached them up. But, I'd be interested to know about how he managed those turnarounds (JUCO transfers?), who he's assembled around him as a staff, and how does he handle close games. As others pointed out, his record against the better teams he faced was just so-so.
Given the situations, he recruited quite well and some of Baylor's current success is due to kids he brought in.
His offense with an emerging Freeman D could be interesting, and we could F USC in the process.
*Riley’s contract at USC reportedly has a clause stating USC will buy a $6 million house in LA for Riley.