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College football coaches on the hot seat in 2016

College football coaches on the hot seat in 2016.

 
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Steve Addazio, Boston College

Steve Addazio, Boston College
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Addazio's Eagles had a historically bad season in 2015, going 0-8 in the ACC and 3-9 overall. He's garnered some leeway after making a bowl in his first two seasons at BC but must have greater success in the ACC this year to quiet the whispers.

 
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David Beaty, Kansas

David Beaty, Kansas
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Beaty stepped into an unenviable situation at KU following the firing of Charlie Weis. Still, the Jayhawks had arguably the worst season ever by an FBS school, going an imperfect 0-12 in Beaty's first season. Promoted from wide receivers coach at Texas A&M, some thought Beaty wasn't qualified for the head coaching job to begin with.

 
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Craig Bohl, Wyoming

Craig Bohl, Wyoming
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Bohl had an incredible run at North Dakota State before taking the Wyoming job, but his success hasn't transferred in two seasons. He went 2-10 in 2015 after going 4-8 in 2014. He likely needs to improve in his third year.

 
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Dave Clawson, Wake Forest

Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
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Clawson took the Wake Forest job after having success at Bowling Green. Wake Forest is a difficult job, and Clawson has gone 3-9 in consecutive seasons.

 
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Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan

Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan
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Creighton is 1-15 over two seasons in MAC play, and Eastern Michigan had embarrassing attendance numbers last season. The school has no choice but to move on if the football program doesn't show progress.

 
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Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss

Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss
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Ole Miss' football success has been unmatched with Freeze at the helm, but the program has an embarrassing NFL Draft night led by the controversies surrounding Laremy Tunsil. The school was already facing possible sanctions after a letter from the NCAA in February.

 
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Paul Haynes, Kent State

Paul Haynes, Kent State
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Kent State has shown no improvement in Haynes' three seasons at the school, going 6-17 in the MAC and 9-26 overall. He might need to make a bowl for Haynes to keep his job following 2016.

 
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Darrell Hazell, Purdue

Darrell Hazell, Purdue
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Hazell parlayed a 11-3 season at Kent State in 2012 into the Purdue head coaching job, but the team has made no progress in three seasons. Over that time, Boilermakers are 2-22 in the Big Ten and 6-30 overall.

 
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Mike MacIntyre, Colorado

Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
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Colorado has been a bottom feeder since joining the Pac-12. Over three seasons, MacIntyre's Colorado teams have gone 2-25 in conference and 10-27 overall.

 
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Gus Malzahn, Auburn

Gus Malzahn, Auburn
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Malzahn could be a victim of the high expectations he's set with a miracle appearance in the National Championship Game in 2013-14 and top recruiting classes over his three seasons. Last season the Tigers barely made a bowl at 7-6, going just 2-6 in conference. Malzahn made $3.8 million last season, so mediocrity won't be tolerated for much longer.

 
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Chuck Martin, Miami (OH)

Chuck Martin, Miami (OH)
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Martin had several years of great success at Grand Valley State but hasn't been able to repeat that success in two seasons at Miami. He's just 4-12 in the MAC and 5-19 overall.

 
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Doug Martin, New Mexico State

Doug Martin, New Mexico State
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Martin left Kent State for New Mexico State, where he's gone 7-29 in three seasons. The team hasn't had much success in two seasons since joining the Sun Belt.

 
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Les Miles, LSU

Les Miles, LSU
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After a truly bizarre ending to Miles' 2015 regular season, he was retained by LSU's administration. He's had incredible success at the school, going 112-32 in 11 seasons and winning one National Championship. Given what the administration pulled last year, reportedly looking into hiring Jimbo Fisher, all bets are off if Miles doesn't compete in the SEC West in 2016.

 
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Jeff Monken, Army

Jeff Monken, Army
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The Army head coaching job is one of the most difficult in all of college sports. Monken has struggled in two seasons, going 6-18.

 
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Charlie Partridge, Florida Atlantic

Charlie Partridge, Florida Atlantic
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Partridge has struggled in two seasons at Florida Atlantic, going 5-11 in Conference USA and 6-18 overall. He could need to improve in his third year.

 
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Paul Petrino, Idaho

Paul Petrino, Idaho
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Petrino's Vandals did start to show improvement last season, going 4-8, but they're still only 6-29 over his three seasons. Bobby Petrino's brother will need to continue the progress.

 
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Mark Stoops, Kentucky

Mark Stoops, Kentucky
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The Wildcats have been in search of consistent football success since Rich Brooks retired. While Kentucky has nearly made a bowl the last two seasons, given the resources as an SEC school the expectations are much higher. Stoops is 12-24 in three seasons at Kentucky.

 
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Charlie Strong, Texas

Charlie Strong, Texas
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Failure to be in the national conversation, much less missing a bowl, is unacceptable for Longhorns fans given the school's incredible resources. Texas has given him time to dig out of a hole in two seasons, going 11-14, and expects a huge jump in year three.

 
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Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M

Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M
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Sumlin was considered a genius when he was coaching Johnny Manziel, but things have changed drastically over the last two seasons. The Aggies are 11-13 in the SEC over the last three years and have had some concerning issues with transfers and recruits decommitting. Sumlin's program needs to make progress in 2016.

 
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Ron Turner, Florida International

Ron Turner, Florida International
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The former Illinois head coach has actually helped Florida International improve consistently over the last three seasons, but the team still haven't posted a winning record in his time, capping off at 5-7 last year.

 
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Mark Whipple, UMass

Mark Whipple, UMass
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UMass was thrilled to bring Whipple back after he had a great stint from 1998-2003 that included a Division I-AA Championship, but his second stint hasn't gone as well. The Minutemen are 6-18 over the last two seasons.

 
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Kevin Wilson, Indiana

Kevin Wilson, Indiana
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It could be impossible to win at Indiana, but Wilson did make a bowl game in his fifth season despite going 2-6 in the Big Ten. The expectations are low in Bloomington, but Wilson needs to continue to meet them.

Seth Trachtman is a fantasy sports expert and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan. He doesn't often Tweet, but when he does, you can find him on Twitter @sethroto.

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