Nov 30, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Brent Venables looks on against the LSU Tigers during the fourth quarter at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Instead of a shortlist of hot-seat head coach candidates, BetOnline.ag listed firing odds for every Power 4 conference head man (67 in total as interim HC Frank Reich of Stanford is not included).
To clarify, these aren’t the odds for 67 coaches being canned at any point this season, but instead the odds for which one of these guys will be fired first.
You can see the favorites at the top of the list below, and the longshots with ample job security at the bottom.
This information is provided by SportsBetting.ag.
First coach fired odds can be seen here: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaaf-specials/first-coach-fired
| First Power 4 Coach Fired | |
| Brent Brennan (Arizona) | 4/1 |
| Brent Venables (Oklahoma) | 6/1 |
| Brent Pry (Virginia Tech) | 7/1 |
| Sam Pittman (Arkansas) | 7/1 |
| Hugh Freeze (Auburn) | 8/1 |
| Scott Satterfield (Cincinnati) | 10/1 |
| Billy Napier (Florida) | 12/1 |
| Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) | 12/1 |
| Mike Locksley (Maryland) | 12/1 |
| Justin Wilcox (California) | 14/1 |
| Mike Norvell (Florida State) | 14/1 |
| Lincoln Riley (USC) | 16/1 |
| Luck Fickell (Wisconsin) | 20/1 |
| Mark Stoops (Kentucky) | 20/1 |
| Tony Elliott (Virginia) | 20/1 |
| Dave Doeren (NC State) | 25/1 |
| Deshaun Foster (UCLA) | 25/1 |
| Jeff Lebby (Mississippi State) | 25/1 |
| Joey McGuire (Texas Tech) | 33/1 |
| Mario Cristobal (Miami) | 33/1 |
| Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) | 33/1 |
| Scott Frost (UCF) | 33/1 |
| Sonny Dykes (TCU) | 33/1 |
| Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) | 40/1 |
| Dave Aranda (Baylor) | 40/1 |
| David Braun (Northwestern) | 40/1 |
| Matt Rhule (Nebraska) | 40/1 |
| P.J. Fleck (Minnesota) | 40/1 |
| Jonathan Smith (Michigan State) | 45/1 |
| Kalen DeBoer (Alabama) | 45/1 |
| Sherrone Moore (Michigan) | 45/1 |
| Barry Odom (Purdue) | 50/1 |
| Brent Key (Georgia Tech) | 50/1 |
| Jedd Fisch (Washington) | 50/1 |
| Lance Leipold (Kansas) | 50/1 |
| Manny Diaz (Duke) | 50/1 |
| Mike Elko (Texas A&M) | 50/1 |
| Rich Rodriguez (West Virginia) | 50/1 |
| Willie Fritz (Houston) | 50/1 |
| Brian Kelly (LSU) | 60/1 |
| James Franklin (Penn State) | 66/1 |
| Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) | 66/1 |
| Bill O’Brien (Boston College) | 80/1 |
| Bret Bielema (Illinois) | 80/1 |
| Chris Klieman (Kansas State) | 80/1 |
| Curt Cignetti (Indiana) | 80/1 |
| Eliah Drinkwitz (Missouri) | 80/1 |
| Fran Brown (Syracuse) | 80/1 |
| Greg Schiano (Rutgers) | 80/1 |
| Jake Dickert (Wake Forest) | 80/1 |
| Jeff Brohm (Louisville) | 80/1 |
| Kalani Sitake (BYU) | 80/1 |
| Shane Beamer (South Carolina) | 80/1 |
| Josh Heupel (Tennessee) | 100/1 |
| Kenny Dillingham (Arizona State) | 100/1 |
| Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss) | 100/1 |
| Rhett Lashlee (SMU) | 100/1 |
| Kyle Whittingham (Utah) | 125/1 |
| Matt Campbell (Iowa State) | 125/1 |
| Bill Belichick (North Carolina) | 150/1 |
| Dabo Swinney (Clemson) | 150/1 |
| Dan Lanning (Oregon) | 150/1 |
| Deion Sanders (Colorado) | 150/1 |
| Kirby Smart (Georgia) | 150/1 |
| Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) | 150/1 |
| Ryan Day (Ohio State) | 150/1 |
| Steve Sarkisian (Texas) | 150/1 |
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