It is no surprise to anybody that much is expected of Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables and the Sooner football team this season, but there are a couple other SEC coaches that could be in greater danger of losing their job with a poor season.
Venables was one of eight coaches, including five in the SEC, who CBS Sports earlier this month categorized as needing to win immediately to remain in place in their present job.
USA Today this week issued its SEC football head coach hot-seat rankings ahead of the kickoff to the 2025 season and named five coaches who are definitely in the '"pressure cooker" and close to the boiling point.