ESPN Writers Name Two SEC Coaches On The Hot Seat

ESPN reporters Chris Low and Mark Schlabach published their SEC Preview for the upcoming College Football season and picked Florida's Billy Napier and Arkansas' Sam Pittman as coaches on the hot seat.

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Low: Billy Napier, Florida

Facing a brutal schedule, the hot seat only becomes hotter for Napier, who is trying to avoid a third straight losing season. Napier is confident this will be his best team at Florida, and it helps to have a veteran quarterback in Graham Mertz. But simply getting to 6-6 will be a real chore, which should be enough for Napier to keep his job. But then again, this is the SEC, where patience isn't exactly abundant.

Schlabach: Sam Pittman, Arkansas

In December 2019, the Hogs gambled by hiring Pittman, a 58-year-old offensive line coach who had never had the top job at the FBS level. It paid dividends in Year 2, when Arkansas went 9-4 and Pittman was a finalist for national coach of the year. Since then, however, the Hogs are 11-14, 4-12 in the SEC. Pittman knows he needs to turn things around this season; he brought in former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino to run the offense and landed 22 transfers in the portal.

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