Already this season, three SEC teams have fired their head coaches, which leaves the question how many more changes will there be?

Being the coach to elevate a historic underachiever is enticing. Elko also has followed college football for decades. He knows that outside Ohio State and Michigan, Penn State has had fewer barriers to success over the years, including no rival like Texas in the same state.

This past week, teams dealing with questionable coaching futures had gut-checking wins. The New York Jets rallied to give Aaron Glenn his first win and the Miami Dolphins had a stunning blowout of the Atlanta Falcons a week after Mike McDaniel appeared to have lost the team.

Washington State’s head coach, one of its pass rushers, and a key offensive lineman spoke this week about Saturday’s nationally-televised tussle in Corvallis.

Florida football became the latest program to enter the coaching carousel in 2025, as the Gators announced the firing of Billy Napier on Sunday, Oct. 19. Replacing him is longtime assistant Billy Gonzales, who will serve as the interim for the remainder of the season.