27 college football coach hot seats, ranked for 2026

0:20 How the Coach Firing Confidence Draft works 5:26 Kirk Ferentz at Iowa 6:25 Troy Calhoun at Air Force 7:58 Dabo Swinney at Clemson 9:43 Dave Doeren at NC State 11:05 Pat Narduzzi at Pitt 12:18 Mike Locksley at Maryland 14:31 Mike Norvell at Florida State 15:36 Ricky Rahne at Old Dominion 16:15 Shane Beamer at South Carolina 18:16 Steve Sarkisian at Texas 20:38 Sonny Cumbie at Louisiana Tech 21:53 Joe Moorhead at Akron 23:53 Timmy Chang at Hawaii 24:43 Tony Elliott at Virginia 27:05 Lincoln Riley at USC 29:07 Sonny Dykes at TCU 30:39 Brent Venables at Oklahoma 31:56 Deion Sanders at Colorado 33:47 Luke Fickell at Wisconsin 34:44 Jamey Chadwell at Liberty 35:39 Matt Rhule at Nebraska 37:09 Bill O’Brien at Boston College 38:45 Kalen DeBoer at Alabama 40:18 Scotty Walden at UTEP 40:54 Derek Mason at Middle Tennessee and Dell McGee at Georgia State 42:04 Bill Belichick at North Carolina Alex and Richard conduct the second annual Coach Firing/Retirement/Departure Confidence Draft, assigning point values to 27 FBS coaches based on how likely they are to leave their jobs after the 2026 season, either because they get fired or retire. (Poachings are not included.) Last year, Alex scored a narrow victory thanks to his bold and successful pick of Kyle Whittingham to be out at Utah after the season. Can Richard fight back? The board runs in order of tenure, from Kirk Ferentz’s 28th year at Iowa to Bill Belichick’s second at North Carolina, and produces wide gaps on Joe Moorhead, Mike Norvell, Luke Fickell, and the exact meaning of a Lincoln Riley departure. Producer: Anthony Vito #CFB #CollegeFootball #FSUFootball #NoleFamily #GoNoles #OneTribe #TexasFootball #HookEm #Longhorns #USCFootball #FightOn #USCTrojans #OklahomaFootball #OUDNA #BoomerSooner #ColoradoFootball #ColoradoBuffaloes #GoBuffs #CUlture #CoachPrime #DeionSanders #NebraskaFootball #GBR #Huskers #AlabamaFootball #RollTide #CrimsonTide