Job security for college football coaches is a tenuous proposition. Administrative decisions are constantly influenced by feedback from boosters and fans, whose support is essential to moving in a positive direction. And since those opinions often come from emotionally charged individuals, a coach can find himself thrown on, or off, the hot seat with the results of a single season — or even a single game.
Consider the case of Ohio State coach Ryan Day. At the start of last season, Day carried a “3” rating in our hot seat rankings, defined as “pressure is mounting.” You could argue that after losing to Michigan in the regular-season finale — and all the flag-planting drama that followed — that number should have been even higher entering the College Football Playoff. But four postseason wins and a national championship later, Day now enters 2025 with a 0.89 rating, which falls between “untouchable” and “safe and secure.”
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You’ll also notice more specificity in our hot seat ratings this year. With the retirement of the great Dennis Dodd, we opened up the evaluation process, inviting more voters to contribute to a composite score for all 136 FBS coaches. Our panel of nine experts rated every coach on a scale from 0 to 5. The average score offers a clearer picture…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2025-07-08 15:06:00
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