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Hot Seat Watch, Week 3: 5 coaches who need to win

By Charles Rahrig V

CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks watches on against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks watches on against the Virginia Tech Hokies during the Belk Bowl at Bank of America Stadium on December 29, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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TEMPE, AZ – AUGUST 31: Head coach Todd Graham of the Arizona State Sun Devils watches from the sidelines during the second half of the college football game against the New Mexico State Aggies at Sun Devil Stadium on August 31, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – AUGUST 31: Head coach Todd Graham of the Arizona State Sun Devils watches from the sidelines during the second half of the college football game against the New Mexico State Aggies at Sun Devil Stadium on August 31, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

1. Todd Graham

Todd Graham is on the ultimate hot seat if projecting the rest of the season is any indication. After a good San Diego State team went into Sun Devil Stadium and knocked off Graham’s program this past week, the head coach has some serious soul searching to do.

The Sun Devils are about to enter a brutal stretch of very good conference opponents that could cause them to really go on a slide. They have a huge road game this week against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Last year, Arizona State was able to take care of business at home against the Red Raiders. However, life is a lot different on the road and they’re going to be having their first game away from home this season.

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If they can’t come out with this win, they got the likes of Oregon, Stanford, Washington, USC and others coming up. It’s hard to make a case for how they could come close to winning any of those games at this point.

If they drop to a losing record this week, then things could very well go south in a hurry for Graham. They need this win and any confidence they can get as they prepare for their slate of conference games.

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