Hot Seat Watch, Week 4: 5 coaches who need to win

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - SEPTEMBER 9: Head Coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks walks off the field during a game against the TCU Horned Frogs at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Horn Frogs defeated the Razorbacks 28-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

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TEMPE, AZ – AUGUST 31: Head coach Todd Graham of the Arizona State Sun Devils touches the new Pat Tillman statue as he leads his team onto the field before 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) /

3. Todd Graham

Todd Graham is praying for a miracle with a team that simply isn’t good enough to compete. The Arizona State Sun Devils dropped to a losing record after a tough loss on the road against Texas Tech last week.

While the Sun Devils rallied and managed to tie the game, it wasn’t enough as they got the loss. What makes that loss even worse is that they now enter conference play with a losing record and a daunting record.

There’s no guaranteed win on their schedule the rest of the way and the program has already lost eight out of their last nine games. That slide is going to get real serious and it’s just hard to see how Graham could survive such a fall.

If this team wants to save the job of their coach, it starts with a more collective effort on the defensive end and not falling behind early. Their first test in conference play is going to be a difficult one.

They will begin at home against the Oregon Ducks. The Pac-12 North program has been on fire to begin the season. If Arizona State drops to 1-3, things are going to keep going south in a hurry for Graham.

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