Is it a national title or bust season for Ohio State? Can Colorado make a bowl game? How will Florida handle one of the toughest schedules in recent college football history?
Those are just some of the questions looming for head coaches facing pressure-packed campaigns in 2024. Here are 10 coaches facing some of the most pressure ahead of the upcoming college football season.
Dave Aranda, Baylor
It’s been a roller coaster in Waco since Aranda became the team’s coach. Following a two-win season in 2020, Baylor made the biggest improvement in the country and went 12-2 in 2021. But the Bears won six fewer games in 2022 and then dropped to 3-9 in 2023.
The offense was a big reason for the team’s struggles a season ago, so Aranda brought in former Texas State coach and longtime FBS offensive coordinator Jake Spavital to run the offense. It’ll be a philosophical shift for the Bears, but it’s probably a needed one. Baylor scored just 23 points per game in 2023.
With Blake Shapen off to Mississippi State, former Toledo QB Dequan Finn will be the team’s starter in 2024. Finn was the MAC Player of the Year in 2023 and will be counted on heavily to help get Baylor to a bowl game.
Which coach is under the most pressure entering the 2024 college football season? (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports)
Mario Cristobal, Miami
It’s hard to forget Cristobal’s decision to run the ball late against Georgia Tech in 2023.
The Hurricanes lost 23-20 to the Yellow Jackets on Oct. 7 after Miami RB Donald Chaney Jr. fumbled on a run play when the team should have simply been kneeling out the clock with GT out of timeouts. After the game, Cristobal admitted that Miami should have taken a knee.
Has he learned from his game-management mistakes ahead of the 2024 season? With the arrival of former Washington State QB Cam Ward, Miami may have the best…
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Publish date : 2024-08-02 12:53:19
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