NCAA Football Weekend Primer: Heads Could Roll

Florida coach Will Muschamp (left) and Michigan coach Brady Hoke (right) are in dire need of a win this week.

By Joe Parello (@HerewegoJoe)

We had our first major college football head coach firing earlier this week, as the inevitable failure of Charlie Weiss at Kansas finally met its predictable end point.

After compiling a 6-22 record in just over two years of work at KU, including an abysmal 1-18 mark in Big 12 play, Weiss was relieved of head coaching duties at the major college level for the second time in five years. The supposed "offensive guru" was also fired from Notre Dame in 2009 after his Irish squads limped to a 16-21 record over his final three years, after qualifying for BCS Bowl games in his first two seasons.

Weiss getting the ax in Lawrence certainly wasn't a surprise, and there are several other coaches that could get canned sooner rather than later. So, I know we've got a great slate of games this weekend (more on that later), but let's take a look at all the guys coaching for their jobs over the next few days.

Coaches Feeling the Heat (and who they're playing this week)

In Must-Win Mode:

Michigan's Brady Hoke at Rutgers
Florida's Will Muschamp at Tennessee

Your College Football Weekend Primer: Time for UF and ND to Wake Up

Gator coach Will Muschamp may have the best "anger face" in college football.

By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

Look, a win is a win, and I'm just as guilty of saying "the U is back" as the next guy, but the Hurricanes didn't beat Florida two weekends ago. Florida beat Florida, as five turnovers and 10 penalties led to the Gators losing a game that saw them outgain the Canes by over 200 yards and possess the ball 17 minutes longer.

Luckily for the Gators, it seems like every time they need a wake up call, they get a bye, or they get to play Tennessee/Kentucky. Well, rest easy Gator fans, because after that ugly loss to Miami, your team gets a bye, followed by a home game against the Vols (A team that hasn't beaten Florida since 2004), and a trip to Lexington to play the Wildcats (A team that hasn't beaten Florida since the Cretaceous Period).