"By that date in 2025, there already were 11 programs -- including seven major conference teams -- that dismissed their coach. Those seven openings far outpace the final statistics from 2024, when just three coaches were fired for performance -- Purdue's Ryan Walters, UNC's Mack Brown and West Virginia's Neal Brown. Since this season started, there have been six firings at major conference schools -- UCLA, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Penn State and Florida."
"There's a confluence of factors that range from the slow power conference cycle in 2024 to the professionalization of college programs demanding instant results. (One industry source said jokingly that Curt Cignetti's instant success at Indiana ruined the expectation curve for all coaches.) How crazy will this cycle get? One industry source summed it up this way: "There's not enough good coaches to fill all of these spots. It's never a good year to be in the market, but especially not this year.""
Eleven programs had dismissed their coaches by Oct. 20, 2025, including seven major-conference teams, a sharp increase from 2024’s three performance-based firings. Six Power 5 schools — UCLA, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Penn State and Florida — fired coaches this season, with additional openings at UAB, Oregon State, Kent State and Colorado State. The spike stems from a slow power-conference cycle in 2024, rising professionalization of programs demanding instant results, and elevated expectations set by rapid success elsewhere. Industry sources warn of a limited supply of qualified coaches and predict an exceptionally busy, costly coaching carousel.
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