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Crawford: 10 college football coaches under the most pressure in 2026

February 21, 2026

By Brad Crawford, CBS Sports: Coming out of an unusually busy coaching carousel that included more than two dozen changes across the FBS, several head coaches enter the 2026 season under heightened pressure and will be judged strictly on results.

The revenue-sharing era has accelerated expectations for quick improvement as College Football Playoff expansion and Indiana-like parity have created win-now demands across Power Four athletic departments.

There has rarely been more urgency for coaches to generate momentum, and the window to do so continues to shrink. LSU recently dismissed a coach who won 71% of his games and produced multiple top-15 finishes in three seasons, but that résumé was not enough.

These 10 coaches face mounting pressure this offseason.

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