Hot Seat Watch: 10 college football coaches feeling the heat in 2019

9. Mike Bobo, Colorado State

Bobo started his tenure at Colorado State with seven wins and a bowl appearance in each of his first three seasons. But a 3-9 record last season, and a five-game losing streak to end the season has turned up the temperature on his seat looking toward next season.

On the heels of that disappointing season, Bobo declined the $100,000 raise he was due for 2019. He’s hardly headed for the poor house, as he’ll make $1.8 million next season. but Bobo cited the importance of showing players that accountability starts with him.

"This is an administration that stood behind me, and I felt like we didn’t live up to our end of the deal,” Bobo told ESPN. “I wanted to make a statement to our players that we’re in this together and you’ve got be accountable, starting with me."

An extension a little over a year ago put Bobo under contract through the 2022 season. But those kind of announcements are mostly procedural or cosmetic, and wouldn’t prevent a firing or Bobo leaving before the deal expires.

Toward the end of last season, a website calling for Bobo to be fired (BoboHas2GoGo.com) was launched. Whatever shine that was attached to his coming to Fort Collins with SEC roots (at Georgia), if not already gone, has clearly faded outside the athletic department at Colorado State.

Getting the Rams back over .500 in the Mountain West, and getting back to a bowl game, should be enough for Bobo to keep his job. But anything short of that will invite a change, and a midseason firing can’t be ruled out if things go badly early.