Over at ESPN Insider ($), Jeff Goodman takes a look at coaching stability for Big Ten coaches. The piece ranks John Groce and Richard Pitino as the two coaches in league on the hottest seats:
It doesn’t look great for Pitino at Minnesota these days. He has a new athletic director in Mark Coyle, is coming off an 8-23 season and has dealt with several off-court issues with his players (some now ex-players). The AD who hired him, Norwood Teague, is gone — as is his right-hand man and former associate AD, Mike Ellis. Pitino, 33, is under contract through 2021, but he can’t go 2-16 in Big Ten play again and expect to keep his job.