Mike Houston of East Carolina became the first head coach to lose his job this season.
The Pirates gave up 55 and 45 points in consecutive weeks, and the university had seen enough.
SportsBetting.ag set odds for the next NCAA coach to be canned, and there is a familiar NFL name at the top of the list.
Next coach fired odds are subject to change and will be updated in real-time on this page: https://sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaaf-specials/first-coach-fired
| Next Coach Fired | ||
| Trent Dilfer (UAB) | 5/2 | (+250) |
| Ryan Walters (Purdue) | 3/1 | |
| Billy Napier (Florida) | 4/1 | |
| Dave Aranda (Baylor) | 4/1 | |
| Brent Pry (Virginia Tech) | 10/1 | |
| Mike Norvell (Florida State) | 10/1 | |
| Ryan Day (Ohio State) | 10/1 | |
| DeShaun Foster (UCLA) | 12/1 | |
| Troy Taylor (Stanford) | 12/1 | |
| Sam Pittman (Arkansas) | 14/1 | |
| Brent Venables (Oklahoma) | 16/1 | |
| Lincoln Riley (USC) | 20/1 | |
| Mack Brown (UNC) | 25/1 | |
| Sherrone Brown (Michigan) | 33/1 |
