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Blake Anderson

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Is Blake Anderson a Good Hire for Southern Miss? Yes. Is He a Great Hire? Probably Not.

Jan 30, 2026

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Is Blake Anderson a Good Hire for Southern Miss? Yes. Is He a Great Hire? Probably Not.

Plus: What "all-in" actually looks like at Virginia Tech, and why the man who blew up the transfer portal now wants someone else to fix it.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Ole Miss

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Dabo Swinney Just Publicly Accused Ole Miss's New Head Coach of Cheating

Jan 27, 2026

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Dabo Swinney Just Publicly Accused Ole Miss's New Head Coach of Cheating

he allegations are unusually specific. And they reveal a bigger question about what it takes to run a program in 2026.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Big Ten

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One Program Bet on Ceiling. The Other Bet on Floor. Only One of Them Got It Right.

Jan 20, 2026

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One Program Bet on Ceiling. The Other Bet on Floor. Only One of Them Got It Right.

Eric Morris has never beaten a ranked team. Neal Brown once trailed only Saban and Swinney. Guess which one's getting the hype.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Charles Huff Is 39-25 With A Conference Title. He's Also On His Third Job In Three Years.

Jan 16, 2026

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Charles Huff Is 39-25 With A Conference Title. He's Also On His Third Job In Three Years.

What Memphis is buying - and what they're risking. Plus: NCAA fights portal betting, Alabama gets outspent, and conferences talk breakaway.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Cal

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Chris Klieman Quit Because Of The Portal. Billy Napier Just Got Hired Because Of His Worst Stat.

Jan 13, 2026

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Chris Klieman Quit Because Of The Portal. Billy Napier Just Got Hired Because Of His Worst Stat.

The CFP still can't decide between 12, 16, or 24 teams. And Marcus Freeman is in the clear.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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$4M to Stay. $1M to Leave. $5M in Limbo. Welcome to the New College Football.

Jan 9, 2026

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$4M to Stay. $1M to Leave. $5M in Limbo. Welcome to the New College Football.

Contracts have teeth now. This week, three quarterbacks found out the hard way.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Ryan Beard

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The CFP Has 18 Days To Figure Out Its Future. Nobody Agrees On What That Looks Like.

Jan 6, 2026

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The CFP Has 18 Days To Figure Out Its Future. Nobody Agrees On What That Looks Like.

Plus: Brett Yormark wants 16 teams, the Rose Bowl fights for January 1, and Coastal Carolina bets on a lateral move.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Dillingham

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Notre Dame's CFP Deal Just Killed College Football's Greatest Rivalry

Dec 23, 2025

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Notre Dame's CFP Deal Just Killed College Football's Greatest Rivalry

A weak schedule. A guaranteed playoff spot. And a clause that lets them jump USC even after losing head-to-head. The Trojans had no choice but to walk. Plus: Poggi calls out Michigan. Dillingham drama was fiction. UCLA donors come off the sidelines.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Auburn Hired Alex Golesh For $42 Million. UCLA Hired Bob Chesney For His Winning Record. Only One Of Them Might Survive Year 2.

Dec 16, 2025

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Auburn Hired Alex Golesh For $42 Million. UCLA Hired Bob Chesney For His Winning Record. Only One Of Them Might Survive Year 2.

Golesh is a 39-year-old offensive coordinator who's never coached a single Power Four game - and Auburn's boosters will not wait patiently. Chesney is 131-51 across four levels - but UCLA's leadership has a track record of sabotaging great coaches. Here's why both hires are risky for completely different reasons.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Coaches Hot Seat 2025 End of Season Rankings

Dec 9, 2025

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16 min read

Coaches Hot Seat 2025 End of Season Rankings

Plus - Notre Dame snubbed by CFP and has a meltdown. First draft of collective bargaining proposal released by Athletes.org

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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We Graded All 21 Coaching Hires. Some Programs Nailed It. Others Are Already On Fire.

Dec 2, 2025

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We Graded All 21 Coaching Hires. Some Programs Nailed It. Others Are Already On Fire.

Virginia Tech made a statement. Arkansas didn't. Penn State and UAB are clown shows. Here's where every hire stands.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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17 Coaches Fired. 12 Jobs Still Open. College Football's Most Chaotic Carousel Is Just Getting Started.New Post

Nov 28, 2025

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17 Coaches Fired. 12 Jobs Still Open. College Football's Most Chaotic Carousel Is Just Getting Started.New Post

Panic decisions, no succession plans, and a Lane Kiffin announcement that could shake the entire SEC.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Kentucky

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South Carolina's New AD Bet $50 Million On Shane Beamer In His First 60 Days. Now They're 3-7 And Stuck With A $28 Million Disaster

Nov 21, 2025

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South Carolina's New AD Bet $50 Million On Shane Beamer In His First 60 Days. Now They're 3-7 And Stuck With A $28 Million Disaster

Plus: Baylor's AD Resigns Effective Immediately, Penn State Wants Kalen DeBoer (But Won't Get Him), And Why The Big Ten's Real Problem Isn't Money - It's Boring Football

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Week 13 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

Nov 18, 2025

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Week 13 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

The excuses are gone. The "we're building something" narratives have expired. Athletic directors aren't just managing perception; they're managing reality. Here are the coaches who won't survive until January, the ones surviving on institutional paralysis, and why this coaching carousel is more brutal than any in recent memory.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

Kentucky

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Kentucky Owes Mark Stoops $38 Million To Fire Him. They Can't Afford It, And Now Everyone Is Trapped.

Nov 14, 2025

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Kentucky Owes Mark Stoops $38 Million To Fire Him. They Can't Afford It, And Now Everyone Is Trapped.

Inside college football's most expensive coaching standoff: How one contract, signed at the peak of success, became an albatross that handcuffed an entire program.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Week 12 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

Nov 11, 2025

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Week 12 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

The excuses are gone. The decisions are coming. Here's who's coaching for their job right now.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Week 11 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

Nov 4, 2025

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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 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

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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 Football

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Week 10 Coaches Hot Seat Rankings

Oct 28, 2025

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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

Michigan

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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

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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

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

College 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

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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.

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

College 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

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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

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

Wisconsin

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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 3, 2025

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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

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

College Football

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Sam Pittman (#4 Hot Seat) And Kalen DeBoer (#17 Hot Seat) Face Career-Defining Games This Weekend. Here's Why The Pressure Just Got Real.

Sep 26, 2025

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Sam Pittman (#4 Hot Seat) And Kalen DeBoer (#17 Hot Seat) Face Career-Defining Games This Weekend. Here's Why The Pressure Just Got Real.

The coach who replaced Nick Saban sits at #17 on our Hot Seat Rankings—meaning 119 FBS coaches have better job security. This weekend's Georgia game either saves his reputation or sends him tumbling toward the top 5. Plus: the shocking stats that prove Notre Dame's defense is broken, and how 2 coaches went from "dead men walking" to Coach of the Year candidates in 4 games.

Mark Haines
Mark Haines

College Football

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Coaches Hot Seat Rankings - Week 5

Sep 23, 2025

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13 min read

Coaches Hot Seat Rankings - Week 5

Exposing $15 Million Buyouts, Coordinator Failures, and Offensive Mirages Hiding in Plain Sight

Mark Haines
Mark Haines
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