12 college football coaches who could be fired by December

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12 college football coaches who could be fired by December

With LSU parting ways with Brian Kelly after reaching a reduced buyout , the 2025 season has now seen 12 FBS programs make coaching changes, the most ever by late October. What started off as a slow build has turned into a full-on turnover season, and we’re still a few weeks out from rivalry weekend.

Here are twelve coaches who could soon join college football’s most expensive unemployment line.

1. Luke Fickell — Wisconsin

Nobody expected Wisconsin to beat Oregon, but a 21-7 no-show didn’t help Fickell’s cause. The Badgers have sleepwalked to 2-6, showing none of the edge that once defined them. Running the table would only reach a pre-Christmas bowl — and that isn’t happening.

If Fickell survives, it