The college coaching carousel went on a wild ride after last season. Jimbo Fisher left Florida State for Texas A&M. Willie Taggart then bolted Oregon after one season for the Seminoles. Herm Edwards became the head man at Arizona State, and UCLA dumped Jim Mora for Chip Kelly.
Some of the names that were on the hot seat certainly felt it. Guys like Rich Rodriguez, Butch Jones, Hugh Freeze, Mike Riley, Jim McElwain and Bret Bielema all lost their jobs this past offseason, and others (who you may see on this year's list) barely hung on. Some make this list because they can't stop losing. Others just can't win the games fans and alumni care about the most. There are other situations where the coach and the school may have fallen into a rut.
Just like the fresh-cut grass, the smack of the pads and the bands warming up, the annual look at the head coaching hot seat begins in earnest as the season begins. Here are 20 head coaches who will feel a lot of heat if things don't go their way this year.
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