The storyline of the 2025 college football season has been the firing of coaches midseason. Numerous high profile coaches—like Penn State’s James Franklin and LSU’s Brian Kelly—have been fired this year, along with Auburn’s Hugh Freeze, Florida’s Billy Napier, Arkansas’s Sam Pittman, Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry, Oregon State’s Trent Bray, Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy, UCLA’s DeShaun Foster, Colorado State’s Jay Norvell and UAB’s Trent Dilfer.
With all of these firings taking place before the end of the season, the coaching carousel is expected to be more action-packed than ever this offseason. However, firing a head coach doesn’t mean that a team will hire the right one on their next try.
