In a state where football comes in third behind God and family - and would rank higher in an anonymous poll - it's a sin the college brand has come to this:
Three of its highest-profile programs will soon post head coaching vacancies, and one is the best team in the state.
For that matter, there might be more openings if Texas Tech didn't owe Kliff Kingsbury so much money, not to mention if Baylor goes after SMU's Chad Morris.
And it's no time for Kevin Sumlin to feel smug, either.
Gary Patterson remains in good standing at TCU because of his large body of work.