Coaching Pressure Index: 10 Head Coaches under Pressure this Season

FOX Sports’ lead College Football analyst Joel Klatt looks at 10 Head Coaches and breaks down how much pressure each is under heading into the upcoming season. He also points out which games in the schedule the temperature could really ratchet up on them. He discusses coaches with big expectations like Penn State’s James Franklin and LSU’s Brian Kelly as well as HC’s like USC’s Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma’s Brent Venables who are trying to convince their fanbases that they are the right coaches for the jobs. What level of pressure is Kalen DeBoer under to perform in Year 2 at Alabama? How has Nico Iamaleava’s departure affected the need for a big season for Josh Heupel at Tennessee? How comfortable are Billy Napier and Mike Norvell in the battle with Miami for supremacy in the state of Florida? It’s been an eventful start at North Carolina for Bill Belichick – has he brought pressure on himself to perform in Year 1? Klatt also discusses the situation Luke Fickell finds himself in at Wisconsin as he tries to bring the Badgers back to the top half of the Big Ten while staring at one of the toughest schedules in the country.

0:00-1:45 Intro
1:46-3:04 Klatt’s coaching pressure index
3:05-6:52 Kalen DeBoer
6:53-10:16 James Franklin
10:17-13:49 Lincoln Riley
13:50-17:35 Brent Venables
17:36-21:04 Brian Kelly
21:05-25:07 Josh Heupel
25:08-27:43 Bill Belichick
27:44-30:06 Mike Norvell
30:07-31:56 Billy Napier
31:57-37:17 Luke Fickell

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