Following the contest, Irish head coach Marcus Freeman told the media that Ash needed to do a better job of matching pressure with his coverage scheme.
As we enter the 2019 season, there is a new crop of head coaches who are feeling the heat to turn around their programs' fates. There are some coaches who survived last year's round of firings and are back on the hot coals once again.
College football has historically been known as a sport that caters to the elite. It is very difficult to win a national championship if you aren't Notre Dame, Alabama, Ohio State, or a host of other schools that have great programs that invest heavily in keeping them at the top.
As we dive into the second half of the college football season, we've seen our share of surprise teams (Notre Dame and Florida to name a couple) and disappointments (Auburn, UCLA and Nebraska).
As we approach the midpoint of the college football season, we are seeing the contenders separate from the pretenders. We are also watching some programs become disappointed at where they are right now.