With the season entering their final weeks for most of the major conferences, that means that buyout season isn’t far behind. Each year at the conclusion of the college football season, many schools looking to make a change often finds themselves looking at buying out contracts. The hope is remove the current head coach and hiring a new coach.
It is one of the aspects that could impact the decision to move on from a head coach. Especially in a year like 2020 where the pandemic is impacting revenue. Would a school decide to keep a head coach that may not being living up to expectations because of the amount revenue they aren’t receiving? They very well could be.
Here are the top nine coaches buyouts who happen to be on the hot seat. Where does Texas Longhorns head coach Tom Herman rank? The buyout numbers are courtesy of USA TODAY Sports database.