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Dabo Swinney Is 3-5, His Seat Is Moving From Warm To Scorching Hot. A Loss On Saturday Could Send It Nuclear. Here's Why College Football's Biggest Names Are Suddenly Fighting For Survival.
Nov 07, 2025

Dabo Swinney Is 3-5, His Seat Is Moving From Warm To Scorching Hot. A Loss On Saturday Could Send It Nuclear. Here's Why College Football's Biggest Names Are Suddenly Fighting For Survival.

Urban Meyer can't answer NIL questions. Top coaches are turning down "dream jobs" at places like Penn State and LSU. And Clemson's dynasty builder is one loss away from volcanic eruption territory. We look inside the coaching crisis that's turning college football upside down.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
College FootballCollege Football
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Week 11 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings
Nov 04, 2025

Week 11 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

NIL Chaos, Portal Disasters, and Conference Realignment Have Put These 10 Coaches into Survival Mode

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
SEC PreviewSEC Preview
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Two Coaches On The Hot Seat Face Off Saturday Night. One Survives. The Other Runs Out Of Runway.
Oct 31, 2025

Two Coaches On The Hot Seat Face Off Saturday Night. One Survives. The Other Runs Out Of Runway.

Mark Stoops (#16) vs Hugh Freeze (#5) in Auburn. Wake Forest looks like easy money against Mike Norvell (#1), until you see the numbers. Plus: LSU's governor just hijacked their coaching search, Nebraska locked down Matt Rhule with a $15M buyout, and Kent State's interim coach earned the permanent job by snapping a 17-game losing streak.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
College FootballCollege Football
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Week 10 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings
Oct 28, 2025

Week 10 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

LSU is about to spend $100 million to replace Brian Kelly with someone who "might" be better

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
MichiganMichigan
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Michigan, Michigan State, and Kentucky Fans Are Done Waiting: Why Saturday's Games Will Crank Up The Heat On Three Coaches Already Feeling The Pressure
Oct 24, 2025

Michigan, Michigan State, and Kentucky Fans Are Done Waiting: Why Saturday's Games Will Crank Up The Heat On Three Coaches Already Feeling The Pressure

Sherrone Moore inherited a championship roster and turned it mediocre. Jonathan Smith's "slow rebuild" doesn't work in the NIL era. And Mark Stoops has a massive buyout—but Kentucky fans don't care anymore. Plus: Andrew Luck just became the most powerful person in college football, and nobody's talking about it.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Week 9 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings
Oct 21, 2025

Week 9 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

"Two Coaches Fired, Ten More Sweating, and the Pressure Is Only Getting Worse

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
College FootballCollege Football
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3 Coaches On Our Hot Seat Rankings Have Critical Games This Weekend. Here's Why Their Inflated Statistics Are Hiding How Much Pressure They're Actually Under.
Oct 17, 2025

3 Coaches On Our Hot Seat Rankings Have Critical Games This Weekend. Here's Why Their Inflated Statistics Are Hiding How Much Pressure They're Actually Under.

Mike Norvell's Florida State averages 536 yards per game, but 28% of those stats are fake. Bill Belichick's North Carolina hired the greatest NFL coach in history and got worse. Justin Wilcox's Cal finds new ways to lose every week. We expose the fraudulent numbers, explain why this weekend cranks up the heat, and reveal which coaches are closer to the edge than anyone realizes.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Week 8 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings
Oct 14, 2025

Week 8 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

Plus the Sunday bloodbath that ended with 3 FBS coaching changes

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
College FootballCollege Football
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Hugh Freeze Has 2 Games Left. USC Already Has Their Excuse Ready. Inside College Football's Hottest Coaching Seats This Week
Oct 10, 2025

Hugh Freeze Has 2 Games Left. USC Already Has Their Excuse Ready. Inside College Football's Hottest Coaching Seats This Week

One team is already drafting excuses. The other is out of second chances. Your weekly guide to college football's most desperate coaching situations.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
Week 7 - Coaches Hot Seat Rankings
Oct 06, 2025

Week 7 - Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

The Seats Are Hot. The Clock Is Ticking. Here's Who's Running Out of Time.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
WisconsinWisconsin
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Luke Fickell's QB Has A 5 TD, 5 INT Ratio Through 4 Games. Here's Why Wisconsin's Season Implodes In Ann Arbor—And Fickell's Seat Goes From Hot To Volcanic
Oct 03, 2025

Luke Fickell's QB Has A 5 TD, 5 INT Ratio Through 4 Games. Here's Why Wisconsin's Season Implodes In Ann Arbor—And Fickell's Seat Goes From Hot To Volcanic

Plus: Why Clemson's 1-3 start isn't about talent—it's about Garrett Riley's play-calling. And North Carolina hired Bill Belichick but somehow got worse. Week 6 is where the pressure becomes unbearable.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
11 College Football Programs Where The Fans Have Stopped Showing Up, The Boosters Have Gone Silent, And The Coaches Are Running Out Of Time
Sep 30, 2025

11 College Football Programs Where The Fans Have Stopped Showing Up, The Boosters Have Gone Silent, And The Coaches Are Running Out Of Time

Our top 11 from the Week 6 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

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