Al Groh, Virginia: Things are heating up again in Virgina. Al Groh had a three-game winning streak, but now after losing four consecutive ACC games, Groh remains No. 1 on the hot seat. No bowl for Virginia this season either and it still has to play at Clemson and vs. Virginia Tech. After nine seasons with Virginia, Groh might be coaching his final games.
Charlie Weis, Notre Dame: Everything is falling into place for Weis to be gone. After losing to Navy at home for the second time in three years, things are getting worse. Notre Dame is 6-4 and still might lose to Connecticut and Stanford to close out the season. Add in the fact that Weis is 1-10 against teams that finished in the Top 25 and just one bowl win in the past three seasons and Weis is in trouble.
Ron Zook, Illinois: Zook was No. 1 a few weeks ago, but with surprising victories over Michigan and Minnesota, things might have cooled a bit for the coach. After losing to Northwestern, Illinois is just 3-7 and will not be in a bowl this year. It's hard to believe this was a team that was in the Rose Bowl two years ago, but now will have a losing season.
Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville: Kragthorpe was the only "5" rated coach in Dennis Dodd's preseason rankings and things haven't changed. Kragthorpe and Louisville are 4-6 and 1-4 in the Big East Conference. The next few weeks will be telling for the Cardinals (at South Florida and Rutgers), who have not been the same since Bobby Petrino left.
Dennis Erickson, Arizona State: After an impressive 10-3 season in 2007, Erickson has gone 5-7 in 2008 and is currently 4-6. To make matters worse, the Sun Devils have lost four in a row and will need to beat UCLA and Arizona to make a bowl game. At age 62, Erickson might be coaching his final games at Arizona State.
Others to watch: Mark Mangino, Kansas; Dan Hawkins, Colorado; Todd Dodge, North Texas; Ralph Fridgen, Maryland; Doug Martin, Kent State; Paul Wulff, Washington State.
Each year, Dennis Dodd unveils his Coach Hot Seat Rankings to show the fan which coaches are facing the most pressure to succeed.
This year we do it one better. Each week we will update the rankings to show you which coaches are moving up and down the hot seat rankings. Some coaches who are close to being fired at the beginning of the season will cool off as the season progresses. Others might be fine in August, but could be close to being fired in December.
Yes, that's is not a misprint. He is 2-4 his last six against Tennessee and soon to be 2-7 against Florida his areer at Georgia. He lost to Ga Tech last season and will likely lose a second time this year (three strikes and you are out...just ask Jim Donnan). He has been blown out by every Top 10 team he has faced the past four seasons. He has only a
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Fulmer has made it clear he wants to get back into coaching, but only at a place where he can compete for championships. I have heard Louisville would be a good chance. I also think Texas AM and Virginia could be a good fit.
With a 8-14 (.364) overall record and a 3-11 (.214) conference record Rich Rodriguez has the WORST record of ANY coach in the history of Michigan football. In fact, only one other coach(es) has a losing record at Michigan. That was the two coach tandem of Mike Murphy and Frank Crawford back in 1891 (they weren't back after that) with a one season record of 4-5 (.444). Couple that with all the off
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Ive heard rumors that Tuberville has talked with Louisville,Virginia and believe it or not,he and Jerry Jones have been talking alot.Some think he could be the cowboys coach next year,personally id like to see him at Louisville.Tubs is a great coach and without the Auburn boosters making his job hell he can win alot of games.
As an Auburn man I still love coach Tuberville and know he can coach with the best of them,any team that gets him will be very sucsessful.I think Virginia would be smart to get him as he knows how to recruit down south and would be one of the most accomplished coaches in the acc.Not only would he win alot of games at UVA it would be a perfect fit with him and the administration as they unlike Aubu
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He finally got back into coaching and is winning at the University of North Alabama. I wouldn't be surprised if some team FBS team picked him up at the end of the year, or maybe next. I can't imagine he'll stay out of the talk for long, now that he's back into coaching and having the same success he had before. Now if only he can stay away from the Dean's daughter . . .
What about Tommy West? He's lost his first two and there were high expectations for this team this year. The fans are disappointed an there is another level this programs needs to attain and I don't believe they can get their under Tommy West.
Al Groh of Virginia is probably number one on the hot seat list. Losing an in-state game to someone like William and Mary gets everyone's attention. With a big contract in a major conference and losing game after game, including games against lower level teams, suggests Groh is gone. Charlie Weis should be number one on this list. His on field offensive coaching at the end o
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