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Forde-Yard Dash: It Was a Tough Week for These Coaches

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (academic prowess sold separately in Seattle, at discounted rates):

MORE DASH: Doubt Looms

SECOND QUARTER: YOU THINK YOU HAD A BAD WEEK …

As we’ve seen, Sunday after bloody Sunday, job security in college football is more tenuous than ever. In-season firings are now commonplace. Results of each game seem to take on exaggerated importance. This is now a mo’ money, mo’ problems profession.

This past Saturday was especially tough for 10 coaches—some already on the hot seat, some riding high—who wound up on the wrong end of a significant game.