#coaching-pressure

#coaching-pressure

This wasn't close, no matter what the scoreboard said. This was a full-blown debacle. Given a chance to quickly right things after a season-opening blowout loss, UCLA instead doubled down on disappointment. The Bruins' 30-23 loss to Nevada Las Vegas on Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium showcased many of the same problems that had plagued them a week ago. The defense was slow and often out of position.

Ray: Forty-seven Division I coaches have already lost a game this year, which means that 47 coaches are on the hot seat, because that's the way it's always worked. And frankly, that's how it probably should work now that college football is trying to be like European soccer, jamming all the power into a few hands. For instance, Erik ten Hag was fired after three games at Bayer Leverkusen based on . . . well, that's how soccer works.

One mantra Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel started his tenure with was "I wish it were hotter." It was used to motivate players training in the heat and humidity of South Florida ahead of his first season at Miami's helm in 2022. Would he dare say the same of his already-hot seat entering his fourth season in 2025? The 2024 season offered a hard dose of reality to him and general manager Chris Grier,

The day's errant throws, missed protections and dropped passes were all on Callahan's mind as he voiced his disappointment with profanity.