4 Coaches Who Should Be Fired After College Football Week 2

By Michael Luciano | Sep 09 2019

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Just two weeks into the college football season, coaches at some of the most glamorous programs in the sport have been firmly put on the grill, as their programs slide towards anonymity. These four coaches better reverse course once conference play starts up, or they could find themselves out of a job.

4. Chip Kelly

TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 10: Head coach Chip Kelly of the UCLA Bruins reacts during the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on November 10, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) — UCLA v Arizona State | Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images

Kelly went 46-7 during his tenure as Oregon head coach, and has already lost more games in Los Angeles than he did in Eugene. His 3-11 record, including losses to a Cincinnati team that got beat 42-0 last week and San Diego State, speaks to the disarray the Bruins are wallowing in. Jim Mora left the program in a rough spot, but Kelly has managed to make Mora look like Bobby Bowden.

3. Scott Frost

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks on the field during the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) — Michigan State v Nebraska | Steven Branscombe/Getty Images

As Kliff Kingsbury can attest, it's not always easy to coach at your alma mater. Frost, a former national championship winning quarterback at Nebraska, was expected to make the Cornhuskers the cream of the Big Ten West crop after leading UCF to an undefeated record. However, he lost his first six games in 2018 and spoiled promising expectations by falling to old Big Eight rival Colorado. The glory days of Tom Osborne are a long way off from what we have right now in Lincoln.

2. Willie Taggart

TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 27: Head coach Willie Taggart of the Florida State Seminoles looks on in the third quarter of the game against the Clemson Tigers at Doak Campbell Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) — Clemson v Florida State | Joe Robbins/Getty Images

Taggart's Florida State career started in 2018 with an embarassing loss and them a narrow win over what should have been a creampuff. Well, 2019 has followed that exact same pattern, as they fell at home to Boise State and needed a missed extra point in overtime to seal a win over Louisiana-Monroe. The "offensive genius" has concocted a sophomoric unit and a defense that would gave trouble with a semi-pro team. You have to work hard to not win at this program given the recruits they get, but Taggart has managed to do just that.

1. Jeremy Pruitt

KNOXVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 3: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers walks the sidelines during the game between the Charlotte 49ers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 14-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) — Charlotte v Tennessee | Donald Page/Getty Images

It's hard to imagine a worse two-game series than what Pruitt has just overseen at Tennessee. Georgia State, who was 2-10 last year, came into Neyland Stadium and put up 38 points in an upset win. Just a week removed from Utah kicking the crap out of them, BYU also managed to beat the Volunteers. The same Tennessee that won a national championship under Phil Fulmer is now unable to beat Georgia State at home. This is why you don't let your fans pick the head coach (looking at you, Clay Travis).