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College Football Unfiltered

College Football Unfiltered

Which coach is on the HOTTEST seat in college football before Week 0?

Aug 26, 2026 · 11 min · 7 segments

On another episode of College Football Unfiltered: Presented by Sports Seriously, Blake Toppmeyer chats again with colleagues Matt Hayes and John Brice to discuss which coach is on a hot seat before…

On another episode of College Football Unfiltered: Presented by Sports Seriously, Blake Toppmeyer chats again with colleagues Matt Hayes and John Brice to discuss which coach is on a hot seat before Week 0 even kicks off. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On another episode of College Football Unfiltered: Presented by Sports Seriously, Blake Toppmeyer chats again with colleagues Matt Hayes and John Brice to discuss which coach is on a hot seat before…

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Top entities: Dan Mullen×8 Mike Norvell×10 USC Trojans football×24 Charles Huff×5 UNLV Rebels football×9

College Football Hot Seats0:04 – 1:01

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:04

Welcome to College Football Unfiltered, presented by Sports Seriously, part of the USA Today Sports Network.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:10

I'm Blake Topmeyer, columnist at USA Today Sports, joined today by my USA Today Sports colleagues, John Bryce and Matt Hayes.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:19

Today we're talking hot seats.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:21

I'm curious... who you guys think is on the hottest seat in the country coming into this season.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:28

So let me just throw out a few candidates.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:30

You guys can choose one of these guys or a surprise me with somebody else.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:34

So some guys that to me seem like natural candidates for sitting on the hottest seat in the country, Luke fickle at Wisconsin, Mike Norvell, Florida State, he's been on a years-long hot seat at Florida State.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:47

Mike Loxley at Maryland.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:49

Dave Aranda at Baylor.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:51

Bill Belichick at North Carolina.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:54

Maybe Shane Beamer at South Carolina.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:56

So those are six guys.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:57

Do you think it's one of those six? Somebody else.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:59

Who's on the hottest seat in the country?

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College Football Hot Seats0:04 – 1:01

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:04

Welcome to College Football Unfiltered, presented by Sports Seriously, part of the USA Today Sports Network.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:10

I'm Blake Topmeyer, columnist at USA Today Sports, joined today by my USA Today Sports colleagues, John Bryce and Matt Hayes.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:19

Today we're talking hot seats.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:21

I'm curious... who you guys think is on the hottest seat in the country coming into this season.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:28

So let me just throw out a few candidates.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:30

You guys can choose one of these guys or a surprise me with somebody else.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:34

So some guys that to me seem like natural candidates for sitting on the hottest seat in the country, Luke fickle at Wisconsin, Mike Norvell, Florida State, he's been on a years-long hot seat at Florida State.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:47

Mike Loxley at Maryland.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:49

Dave Aranda at Baylor.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:51

Bill Belichick at North Carolina.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:54

Maybe Shane Beamer at South Carolina.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:56

So those are six guys.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:57

Do you think it's one of those six? Somebody else.

Blake ToppmeyerHost

0:59

Who's on the hottest seat in the country?