2026 Season Puts 10 College Football Coaches Under Pressure After 30-Plus 2025 Changes
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 17
2026 Season Puts 10 College Football Coaches Under Pressure After 30-Plus 2025 Changes
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 17
Summary
More than 30 coaching changes followed the 2025 season, and a new report says 10 coaches now enter 2026 in pivotal spots even if most are not formally on the hot seat.
2025 collapses drove that pressure: Baylor finished 5-7, South Carolina won only 2 of its last 10, Wisconsin averaged 12.8 points, and Maryland posted a second straight 4-8 season.
Big-name programs face sharper scrutiny because expectations remain high. Alabama has lost 8 games in Kalen DeBoer’s first two seasons, while USC is 16-10 in two Big Ten years and faces Oregon, Penn State, Ohio State and Indiana.
North Carolina, Florida State and Colorado also carry major uncertainty, with UNC coming off a two-win ACC season, Florida State at 5-7 after 2-10 in 2024, and Colorado trying to rebound from 3-9 with freshman QB JuJu Lewis.
Clemson’s Dabo Swinney rounds out the list after the Tigers’ worst season since 2010, underscoring how 2026 could reshape job security across the sport even without another mass firing cycle.
With Wisconsin spending $25 million and Alabama facing historic lows, which high-profile coach will be the first casualty of the 2026 season?
After disastrous 2025 campaigns, will multi-million dollar transfer portal investments actually rescue these elite college football coaches from the hot seat?
Can big-name coaches like Belichick and Sanders survive brutal 2026 schedules, or will massive roster overhauls fail to save their jobs?