The hot seat is getting way too hot for these 6 college football coaches who are in jeopardy of being fired after their team’s performances in Week 8.
Which college football programs need new head coaches? That’s a pretty tough question to answer, generally. There are a ton of factors that go into why a coach may not be a great fit at a particular school.
Generally, there are strong philosophical arguments for being patient and trusting a head coach to turn things around. That’s especially true with smaller programs that don’t have the luxury of having an abundance of resources available at their fingertips.
But in this day and age, seemingly everyone is ready to fire their head coach at the drop of the hat. Right or wrong, that’s the way college football operates right now. As such, turnover may happen.
Here are six teams and six head coaches who should consider separating in the near future:
6. College football hot seat: Jimmy Lake, Washington
When Chris Petersen stepped away from leading the Washington Huskies, it appeared as if things would be just fine when Jimmy Lake took over as their head coach. However, Washington is just 3-4 on the year and has looked anything but good throughout the season.
The Huskies started the season with a loss to Montana (an FCS team) and just barely managed to complete a comeback to take down the Arizona Wildcats.
That’s hardly anything worth celebrating.
Lake should probably get more time to prove himself as a head coach, but so far he hasn’t done much to inspire confidence in the direction the Huskies are going. There’s a very good argument that Lake should be canned and it centers around Washington’s inability to beat Montana. Adding to that, the Huskies essentially have no offense whatsoever.
Admittedly, it’d be a little shocking to see Washington move on from Lake this early into his tenure, but it’s clear that he needs to make some significant changes if he’s going to stick around as head coach in Seattle for the foreseeable future.