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Hot Seat Algorithm V1 • Live Community Consensus

College Football Hot Seat Radar

The official Hot Seat is driven by verified fan and booster votes, cross-referenced against each coach's Contract Job Stability and buyout liability.

How our Two-Axis Model and 5-Vote Qualification Threshold work →
Hot Seat Consensus Established
0 Coaches

Coaches who have met the official threshold of 5+ verified community votes.

Consensus Building
3 Coaches

Coaches with active community votes working toward the 5-vote qualification mark.

The "Golden Handcuffs" Club
19 Coaches

Coaches protected by $35M+ buyouts granting Level 5 Ironclad contract stability.

Official Hot Seat Radar (Qualified Consensus: ≥ 5 Votes)

Ranked by community net fan pressure (Hot vs. Safe votes) across verified voter fingerprints.

0 Qualified

Consensus Qualification In Progress

To ensure statistical validity and prevent single-voter distortion, coaches must receive at least 5 verified community votes before officially qualifying for the Hot Seat Radar.

Cast your vote below on any coach to help establish the first official community consensus!

Consensus Building (Working Toward 5 Votes)

Coaches with active community engagement. Vote now to unlock their official Hot Seat status.

3 Active
ACC
3 / 5 Votes

Hot Seat score requires at least 5 votes to show, only 3 votes cast so far.

Buyout to Fire
$60,000,000
Contract Stability
Ironclad Stability
Big Ten
2 / 5 Votes

Hot Seat score requires at least 5 votes to show, only 2 votes cast so far.

Ryan Day
Ohio State
Buyout to Fire
$70,916,667
Contract Stability
Ironclad Stability
Big 12
2 / 5 Votes

Hot Seat score requires at least 5 votes to show, only 2 votes cast so far.

Buyout to Fire
$33,625,000
Contract Stability
Heavily Fortified

Contract Job Stability Spectrum

Ranked by the institutional buyout firewall that athletic departments must pay if terminating without cause.

5🛡️

Level 5: Ironclad Stability (Buyouts > $35M)

Astronomical termination penalties creating near-total contractual job security.

Kirby Smart
Georgia (SEC)
Ironclad
Buyout to Fire:$105,107,583
Lane Kiffin
LSU (SEC)
Ironclad
Buyout to Fire:$58,000,000
Ryan Day
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Ironclad
Buyout to Fire:$70,916,667
Curt Cignetti
Indiana (Big Ten)
Ironclad
Buyout to Fire:$93,000,000
Lincoln Riley
USC (Big Ten)
Ironclad
Buyout to Fire:$51,874,007
Dabo Swinney
Clemson (ACC)
Ironclad
Buyout to Fire:$60,000,000
4🛡️

Level 4: Heavily Fortified (Buyouts $15M – $35M)

Major financial hurdles requiring major donor coordination to contemplate a dismissal.

Bill Belichick
North Carolina (ACC)
Fortified
Buyout to Fire:$20,833,333
Eliah Drinkwitz
Missouri (SEC)
Fortified
Buyout to Fire:$28,875,685
Deion Sanders
Colorado (Big 12)
Fortified
Buyout to Fire:$33,625,000
Shane Beamer
South Carolina (SEC)
Fortified
Buyout to Fire:$27,903,958
Luke Fickell
Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Fortified
Buyout to Fire:$27,493,333
Jedd Fisch
Washington (Big Ten)
Fortified
Buyout to Fire:$33,686,666