College Football Hot Seat Rankings: How last year’s nine coaches with jobs on the line fared

CBS Sports’ 2025 released its College Football Hot Seat Rankings this week, assessing the job security of all 136 FBS coaches. Atop that list, our expert panel of voters identified nine coaches with their jobs on the line entering the season.

While these coaches certainly face pressure, it’s important to remember that job security is fluid in college football. A few big wins can cool a coach’s seat in a hurry, while a tumble down the standings can heat things up for another. To put things into perspective, we looked back at last year’s list of coaches with jobs on the line to see how each fared, and the results were all over the map.

Three of the coaches CBS rated in the “4” and “5” ranges on the hot seat meter — “start improving now” and “win or be fired,” respectively — saw their tenures end in the final weeks of the season. All three, coincidentally, came from Group of Five programs.

Those in power conferences fared significantly better than their Group of Five counterparts. In fact, BYU coach Kalani Sitake isn’t the only one who moved into the “safe and secure” category. 

Meanwhile, Arkansas’ Sam Pittman and Louisiana Tech’s Sonny Cumbie survived the axe last year, but find themselves right back under the gun this year.

Here’s a look at the coaches who entered 2024 on the hottest seats, how they performed in their pivotal campaigns and where they stand entering 2025.

Sam Pittman, Arkansas

2024 Hot Seat rating: 5 | 2025 Hot Seat rating: 4.22

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Author : Carter Bahns

Publish date : 2025-07-10 13:05:00

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