Penn State's decision to move on from James Franklin has run into turbulence. Indiana's Curt Cignetti got an eight-year, $11.25 million-a-year contract from Indiana. Former Penn State linebacker Matt Rhule insists he's happy at Nebraska.
With nine jobs already open and situations at Florida and Wisconsin teetering on dismissal, pressure increases on programs to make a splash hire, a move that looks like progress toward national championship contention.
It's dangerous, because athletic directors can fall into a rinse-and-repeat cycle of hiring a guy, falling short of expectations, buying out that coach out and hiring another guy. Florida, USC and the Cornhuskers have been in that cycle for a while, although SC and Nebraska are currently 5-1 and contending for a playoff spot.