Fansided

College Football Week 13 spells the end for these 3 coaches

By Nathaniel Reeves

FAYETTEVILLE, AR - SEPTEMBER 30: Head Coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks watches his team warm up before a game against the New Mexico State Aggies at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Aggies 42-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
FAYETTEVILLE, AR - SEPTEMBER 30: Head Coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks watches his team warm up before a game against the New Mexico State Aggies at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Aggies 42-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 3
Next
TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks looks on during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Bret Bielema of the Arkansas Razorbacks looks on during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Bret Bielema 

Bielema’s move from Wisconsin to Arkansas has gone disastrously, and the Razorbacks have no choice but to fork over his massive buyout next weekend.

Wisconsin didn’t miss a beat after Barry Alvarez retired, as Bielema went 92-68 over his seven seasons with three Rose Bowl appearances. Bielema made the shocking decision to bolt for Arkansas in what was considered a lateral move at best, and didn’t make any friend on the way out by bolting Madison ahead of the 2012 Rose Bowl.

The Razorbacks were reeling after the unceremonious end of the Bobby Petrino era, and indeed went 3-9 in Bielema’s debut campaign. Bielema got things moving in the right direction the next season with a mark of 7-6, improving to eight wins in 2015.

That’s the best Arkansas has done in Bielema’s five years, as a 4-7 mark this season brings his overall record to 29-32. Arkansas has not been competitive against the top half of the SEC, and Bielema would probably already be gone if the Razorbacks hadn’t come from behind to beat FBS newcomer Coastal Carolina by a point two weeks ago.

Bielema’s defenses, which were so good at Wisconsin, have been terrible over the past three years, and the Razorbacks are surrendering 35.8 points per game this season. Bielema’s ceiling in Fayetteville is eight wins, and Arkansas will move in a different direction with the program currently trending down.

Home/College Football