College football hot seat: James Franklin, Dan Mullen and coaches that should be fired after Week 11

After another bizarre week of college football, which college football coaches should be receiving more pressure than their peers?

The 2021 college football season has been largely unpredictable and full of thrilling contests and absurd outcomes. This weird year is almost certainly going to cost some more coaches their jobs, especially if they’ve been underachieving along the way.

Which college football coaches should be on the hot seat this week?

3 college football coaches who should be on the hot seat after week 11

3. Manny Diaz – Miami Hurricanes

Prior to Saturday, the Miami Hurricanes had a nice little winning streak against the Florida State Seminoles. Unfortunately for Manny Diaz, that streak is over. The Hurricanes were humbled Saturday as they ended up losing 31-28.

This is a game that Florida State was able to take control of early on, but Miami had a solid lead late in the game. In the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes jumped ahead 28-20 thanks to two consecutive scores. But, due to a late surge, Florida State was able to score 11 unanswered points in the final five minutes of the game.

Miami is now 5-5 on the year after losing to a really bad Florida State team. How much longer will Diaz still be the head coach of the Hurricanes? Will they continue to trust his ability to lead them forward?

2. James Franklin – Penn State Nittany Lions

The Penn State Nittany Lions had a miserable time against the Michigan Wolverines Saturday. In a game that was more than winnable, Penn State fell short. Because of the high expectations this program came into the year with, James Franklin should be feeling some pressure for how his team has underachieved. He should definitely be criticized for his record against quality opponents.

Penn State, in Franklin’s eighth season, should be contending with and beating these sorts of teams. The Nittany Lions should be making it to the Big Ten Championship Game regularly. Franklin hasn’t done that. He’s underachieving. He made a name for himself by overachieving at Vanderbilt, but it seems like he’s plateaued at Penn State.

1. Dan Mullen – Florida Gators

It doesn’t matter that the Florida Gators won. It doesn’t matter that Florida’s offense was able to put up 70 points. It matters that Florida had to score at will. It matters that the Gators struggled so much against Samford. It matters that Florida allowed Samford to score 52 points. Dan Mullen should be sickened with how his team barely survived its meeting with an FCS foe.

Florida is one win away from bowl eligibility and the two remaining games are certainly winnable, but the Gators have such high expectations and merely making it to a meager bowl game just isn’t good enough. Not for a program of this caliber. Mullen has to do better. He proved to be a capable coach at a previous stop, but he’s not doing that in Gainesville.

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