In 2025, the margin for error in college football is thinner than ever. You can expect at least three to four Power 4 upsets every weekend. Just take a look at Week 6: Penn State and James Franklin losing to a 0-4 team led by an interim head coach, Iowa State Cyclones losing to Scott Satterfield’s Bearcats, and the preseason No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns losing to the Florida Gators and getting kicked out of the AP Poll.
Coaches like Scott Satterfield and Billy Napier were this close to getting fired before they pulled an upset and bought themselves a lifeline for a week or two, postponing the inevitable conversations about job security. Upsets come at a great price in the hot seat city. This season, at least four head coaches appear to be teetering on the brink. Virginia Tech already cut