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.