With the 2016 regular season quickly coming to an end, the coaching carousel is just starting to warm up. Get ready for the busiest weekend of the season, especially when it comes to job openings.

Start with this primer: The jobs at Texas, LSU and Florida State are all intertwined at this moment depending on the whims and wishes of Houston's Tom Herman and Florida State's Jimbo Fisher.

LSU

The Tigers could be close to finalizing an agreement to fill their opening by this weekend at the earliest, a source told CBS Sports on Tuesday.

The Baton Rouge Advocate reported this week LSU is "aggressively pursuing" Fisher. While that puts the school exactly where it was a year ago, the likelihood that LSU can actually land Fisher has increased.

If interim coach Ed Orgeron is out of consideration, that clears any complications for Fisher, assuming he is genuinely interested. Fisher has significant roots at LSU having spent seven years in Baton Rouge under Nick Saban and Les Miles, winning a national championship.

Florida State

If FSU comes open, look for Les Miles to aggressively go after the job. He would by far be the most accomplished coach available. Herman would be a candidate as well if he doesn't take Texas or LSU.

Texas

The Longhorns are moving slowly as they continue to say they will evaluate Charlie Strong after Friday's finale against TCU. If that's the case, Texas is already falling behind. Herman, the presumed favorite, could also be a candidate at LSU and FSU. Texas needs to make contact with Herman or his representatives to at least get the process started.

Baylor

Saturday was "a bad day for Baylor," according to one official. Not only did Herman beat Louisville on Thursday, raising his profile, Texas became the leading candidate for the Houston coach's services when it lost to Kansas.

With Herman apparently at a different level, look for SMU's Chad Morris, Cal's Sonny Dykes or North Carolina's Larry Fedora at Baylor. All are native Texans who I think would take the job despite Baylor's sketchy future on the field and in recruiting.

There were conflicting reports Tuesday about whether Morris' status with Baylor, though those have been debunked by multiple reporters including Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman.

Dykes reportedly interviewed with Missouri last year when Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades was with the Tigers and looking to fill the opening created by Gary Pinkel's retirement.

Oregon

There has apparently not been a definite decision made on whether to fire Mark Helfrich. The Ducks pulled out a win at Utah. With a win against Oregon State on Saturday in the Civil War, a case can be made that progress has been made as the season's gone on at Oregon.

Notre Dame

The Irish look committed to keeping Brian Kelly even if Notre Dame gets blown out by red-hot USC. In that case, a 4-8 record would be the program's second-worst since 1963. Kelly is the third coach in Notre Dame's history to lose five games in four different years. The others are Gerry Faust and Joe Kuharich.

Purdue

The Boilermakers also apparently want to move quickly, perhaps by this weekend, according to one report. It is known that Miles, a top candidate at Purdue, is interested and perhaps already has part of his offensive staff picked out wherever he goes. There are indications Miles would be willing to install a spread offense.

Western Michigan's P.J Fleck is a candidate, but the school might have to think twice about hiring a second consecutive MAC coach. Darrell Hazell was fired last month after a 9-33 record in three-plus seasons.

Illinois State's Brock Spack has interviewed, according to a source. Spack worked for former Purdue coach Joe Tiller for 16 years at Wyoming and Purdue. From 1997-2008, Spack was the Boilermakers' defensive coordinator.

Air Force's Troy Calhoun is a name that has surfaced again at Purdue. However, Calhoun indicated after the Hazell firing that he wasn't interested.