Which College Football Coaches Are Racing Toward Disaster—And Who Might Surprise Us All?
The problem is that LSU cannot run the ball for anything, posting a 35.3% success rate on the ground. That’s third-worst in the SEC, and the team’s 4.6-yard average on designed runs is sixth-worst.

Chances of improvement: High enough that it doesn’t seem likely LSU would want to deal with a buyout north of $50 million. But keep an eye on it.
Mark Stoops, Kentucky
- Current record: 2-4 (0-4 SEC)
- Opta supercomputer’s projected win total: 3.9
Stoops is the second-best coach Kentucky has ever had, only behind Bear Bryant. The wheels are coming off now, though. Kentucky’s offense fell off a cliff in 2024 and has not recovered this year, cycling through two quarterbacks and posting the second-worst explosive play rate and third-worst success rate in the conference.


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