Across the country, big names like James Franklin, Billy Napier, and Sam Pittman have all been cut loose after narrow losses. The pressure isn’t just about wins and losses anymore. With NIL collectives, the transfer portal, and now revenue sharing, the sport’s entire power structure is shifting. The 2025 season has turned into less of a championship chase and more of a weekly fight for survival among head coaches. Now, after a 5–2 start, a ppearing on The Paul Finebaum Show , Brian Kelly acknowledged just how fine the margins have become.

“So, you know, you have to go and make sure that you cover everything with your football team. Every detail matters because it’s going to come down to those fine details at the end of the game,” he said. That obsessive attention to detail feels wa

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