College football coaches entering Year 2 who are facing defining campaigns in 2025 season

The transfer portal era of college football has placed even more pressure on coaches to find success early in their tenure. We’ve seen power conference programs move on from coaches after just two seasons, and success — or lack thereof — in those early years can shape how fans view their head coach.

Urban Meyer hit it big in his second year at Florida, and Nick Saban did the same at both LSU and Alabama. More recently, Kalen DeBoer led Washington to the national championship game in his second season, and Dan Lanning had Oregon knocking on the door of the College Football Playoff in Year 2 — a precursor to winning the Big Ten and making the CFP in Year 3.

Now that coaches have the ability to quickly turn over rosters, fans believe they no longer have to wait three or four years to see results. Most coaches still get a season or two to implement their standards, but the judgment begins after Year 1.

That judgment is the focus here: ranking the stakes for 12 coaches who just completed their first season at a new job. The urgency differs based on the program and the results in 2024. But that urgency is why many of the sport’s top coaches still feel pressure to follow the blueprint of those who turned a strong Year 2 into a defining step forward.

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Chances to build on Year 1 success

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Author : Chip Patterson

Publish date : 2025-06-12 17:56:00

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