From the most secure to the most in trouble, how do all 130 current college football coaches rank on the hot seat?
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Of course, almost all head coaches are one miserable season away from things going the other way – just ask Bobby Petrino.
But for the immediate moment, these are the coaches who have no need to worry, fan base is in love, let’s add another several million dollars on another contract extension to make sure he stays around until 2049.
Buyout? That’s for the other schools – these guys are lifers, of course, and it’s all going to work out.
It’s a mix of legends and fixtures with new guys who are just getting started at their respective programs.
From the pressure, to possibly being in danger of losing a job, in terms of ranking the hot seat status of these coaches – from icy cold to flaming – it’s a loose call of who the most secure guys are – however you want to define that – for now through the 2019 season.
Try it this way. 1) Who can start next season 2-4 and not be on some silly coaching hot seat list … like this one? 2) Which ones are going to get the most time to rebuild, if they’re new? 3) If you’re on the All Good, No Hot Seat section, for now, you’re all good, and there’s no hot seat.
130. Nick Saban, Alabama
129. Dabo Swinney, Clemson
128. Kirby Smart, Georgia
127. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
126. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
125. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
124. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M
123. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
122. Scott Frost, Nebraska
121. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
120. David Shaw, Stanford
119. Chip Kelly, UCLA
118. Mike Leach, Washington State
117. Chris Peterson, Washington
116. Jeff Brohm, Purdue
115. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
114. Kyle Whittingham, Utah
113. Matt Campbell, Iowa State
112. Dan Mullen, Florida
111. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
110. Jeff Tedford, Fresno State
109. Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State
108. David Cutcliffe, Duke
107. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
106. Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia
105. Josh Heupel, UCF
104. Butch Davis, FIU
103. Joe Moorhead, Mississippi State
102. Bryan Harsin, Boise State
101. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
100. Bill Clark, UAB
99. Jeff Monken, Army
98. Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee
97. Les Miles, Kansas
96. Neal Brown, Troy
95. Gary Patterson, TCU
94. Rocky Long, San Diego State
93. Frank Solich, Ohio
92. Dave Doeren, NC State
91. Lane Kiffin, Florida Atlantic
90. Steve Addazio, Boston College
89. Seth Littrell, North Texas
88. Tom Herman, Texas
87. Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
86. Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
85. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona
84. Lance Leipold, Buffalo
83. James Franklin, Penn State
82. Craig Bohl, Wyoming
81. Dino Babers, Syracuse
80. Herm Edwards, Arizona State
79. Billy Napier, Louisiana
78. Turner Gill, Liberty
77. Rod Carey, Northern Illinois
76. Mark Stoops, Kentucky
75. Blake Anderson, Arkansas State
74. Jason Candle, Toledo
73. Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia
72. Geoff Collins, Temple
71. Ed Orgeron, LSU
70. Charlie Strong, USF
69. Jonathan Smith, Oregon State
68. Sonny Dykes, SMU
67. Matt Wells, Utah State
66. Mike Norvell, Memphis
65. Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina
64. Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech
63. Justin Wilcox, Cal
62. Steve Campbell, South Alabama
61. Dana Dimel, UTEP
60. Sean Lewis, Kent State
59. Mario Cristobal, Oregon
58. Matt Rhule, Baylor
57. Mike Bloomgren, Rice
56. Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern
55. Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee
54. Pat Narduzzi, Pitt
53. Jay Norvell, Nevada
52. Major Applewhite, Houston
51. Willie Taggart, Florida State
50. Bill Snyder, Kansas State
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