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College Football: Six Head Coaches on the Hot Seat

By Eric Robinson

LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 14: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas State Wildcats on November 14, 2015 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 59-44. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - NOVEMBER 14: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Kansas State Wildcats on November 14, 2015 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech won the game 59-44. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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TEMPE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders greets teammates during warm ups to the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on September 10, 2015 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders greets teammates during warm ups to the college football game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil Stadium on September 10, 2015 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech

One of the more popular young head coaches in college football, Kingsbury was the prodigal son of the Texas Tech program when hired in 2012. Kingsbury has only guided the Red Raiders to three bowl games during his time with a 1-2 record.

After five seasons, Kingsbury has a 30-33 record as well as the losing bowl record. Within the Big 12 during that time, Kingsbury has a conference record of 16-29 and he has also dealt with the same issue over time: defensive woes.

For this upcoming season, Kingsbury is probably going to need a favorable conference record at least in order to keep the rumor mill from churning. The Red Raiders have TCU, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and West Virginia on the schedule this year. Ironically, Texas Tech lost to four of those five teams last season and if that happens again, the young Kingsbury may be awaiting a pink slip.

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