College Football Hot Seat: USA Today identifies coaches facing mounting pressure
The college football coaching carousel could begin heating up as the 2026 season moves deeper into conference play. USA Today’s John Brice updated his
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Just a snippet from the article: "Rutgers has lost 10 of its past 13 games and has suffered five double-digit defeats since the beginning of the 2025 season, struggling to establish itself against Big Ten and other Power Four opponents."College Football Hot Seat: USA Today identifies coaches facing mounting pressure
The college football coaching carousel could begin heating up as the 2026 season moves deeper into conference play. USA Today’s John Brice updated hiswww.on3.com
rutgersal:
That’s such a glass half empty way of looking at things.
”Rutgers has won 3 of its last 13 games and 5 of those “not wins” were within single digits.“
Hot Seat Bowl tickets are going fast…
More like the Toilet Bowl…flush both coaches
Yeah, but did the article address Schiano's lack of a fieldhouse?Just a snippet from the article: "Rutgers has lost 10 of its past 13 games and has suffered five double-digit defeats since the beginning of the 2025 season, struggling to establish itself against Big Ten and other Power Four opponents."
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UMass coach Joe Harasymiak: Could a coach whose team went 0-12 last season and was outscored 463-133 become a Power 4 candidate the very next year? Harasymiak might test the theory after a 4-0 start and a realistic chance to contend in the MAC. UMass dominated Rutgers in its opener and could start 5-0 for the first time as an FBS member if it takes down Eastern Michigan this week. Harasymiak also had success in the FCS at UMass, and could be a candidate for Power 4 openings in the Northeast.
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UMass coach Joe Harasymiak: Could a coach whose team went 0-12 last season and was outscored 463-133 become a Power 4 candidate the very next year? Harasymiak might test the theory after a 4-0 start and a realistic chance to contend in the MAC. UMass dominated Rutgers in its opener and could start 5-0 for the first time as an FBS member if it takes down Eastern Michigan this week. Harasymiak also had success in the FCS at UMass, and could be a candidate for Power 4 openings in the Northeast.
Taking stock of college football's coaching changes and what's next
So far, internal hires aren't working at a few spots while other coaches have elevated their profiles.
If there's a MAC coach I'd take a gamble on it would be Mike Jacobs at Toledo (assuming he finishes out with a solid year) over Joe H. If you're going to take that kind of risk off 1 good year in the FBS then I'd go with Jacobs because of his high level of winning at the lower levels. People think about JMU recently but Toledo has churned out good coaches too like Saban to MSU, Pinkel to Mizzou, Campbell to ISU.
Part of the problem is also if you wait for a little more consistency then you get a guy like Eck (my personal fave out of the G6) who could blow up a little more and get out of reach. It would be nice if they do well enough to still be a viable candidate but not so well they get red hot haha. Still have to see how Eck finishes out the season too. After his starting qb went out for the year before the season, he's gone from 2 qbs to settling now on 1 guy, so we'll see how he does.
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