Every athletic director keeps a short list of names they'd call if their football coach suddenly walks out or flames out. On Sunday, those lists got scrambled when LSU fired Brian Kelly midway through his fourth season , igniting a market disruption on an already-volatile coaching carousel. Suddenly, schools that may soon enter the market must reassess their plans.

Florida State's Mike Norvell has dropped four straight, prompting athletic director Michael Alford to issue the dreaded "vote of confidence" last week , pledging full support while promising a "comprehensive assessment" after the season.

At Auburn , Hugh Freeze is 1-4 in the SEC in his third year. He publicly asked his boss for a vote of confidence last week and didn't get one, even after a road win against Ar

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