The 2017 college football season is coming to a close. While some SEC teams are trying to get to the front of the line in the college football playoff, others are trying to get to the front of the line for a new coach. Florida was the first school to make a move. Let’s take a look at who is next.

Tennessee fans finally got their wish on Sunday when Butch Jones was fired.

Tennessee was dominated by Missouri on Saturday night, 50-17. The Tigers put up six hundred fifty-nine yards of offense and the Volunteers turned the ball over four times in another poor effort by Jones’ team.

Jones had an 0-6 SEC record on the season and finishes with a career record of 14-24 in the league. Brady Hoke will coach the Volunteers on Saturday vs. LSU as they try to salvage what they can of a disastrous season.

Tennessee was in for a rough season from the start. Go back to their opening game in Atlanta against Georgia Tech. The Volunteers escaped with a double overtime win, but the lasting image from that game was a trash can on the sideline.

Perhaps it was foreshadowing their head coach getting “canned”.

Bret Bielema suffered another loss this past Saturday. Arkansas went into halftime tied 7-7 with LSU. The second half was a different story as the Razorbacks’ defensive struggles, particularly its run defense, re-emerged. LSU went on to a 33-10 victory. It will not be any easier this weekend as Arkansas hosts Mississippi State who averages two hundred fifty yards per game on the ground.

Bielema’s job is in serious jeopardy at this point. His career SEC record is now 11-27 in five seasons. To complicate matters, news broke that athletic director Jeff Long is out as of Wednesday morning. Look for the new athletic director to go out and look for a new head coach to lead the Razorbacks.

As for Bielema, look for the big man to be wearing a different shade of red this holiday season. He may even be at your local mall in a Santa outfit.

Things keep getting worse for Derek Mason and Vanderbilt. The Commodores fell to Kentucky by a score of 44-21 to Kentucky.

In order to reach a bowl game, Vanderbilt now must win out. This will be a difficult challenge with a suddenly surging Missouri team coming to town. The Missouri offense has piled up points, averaging fifty-three points per game over their last four games while Vanderbilt is giving up forty-six points per game in SEC play. This is a case of an unstoppable force meeting a very movable object.

The Vanderbilt job comes with tempered expectations, and it would be difficult for anyone to replicate the success James Franklin had. However, Mason’s 5-25 career record in SEC play has to be subject to criticism. So, too, is the defense which has struggled throughout most of the year. Mason has a heavy influence on that side of the ball, but has not been able to produce results this year.

Kevin Sumlin’s  seesaw season continues at Texas A&M.

Texas A&M’s passing game was in high gear against New Mexico. Quarterbacks Nick Starkel and Kellen Mond combined to throw for four hundred ninety-nine yards and five touchdowns in the 55-14 victory. This was a good confidence boost for the young signal callers heading into their game at Ole Miss. However, it may be too little, too late for Sumlin. Going into the year, Sumlin was basically given an ultimatum and that was to win. The Aggies sit at 6-4 and that looks like it will not be enough. Reports are that Texas A&M is pursuing Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher.

Kudos to Barry Odom and Missouri football. They were mentioned earlier, but this team is on a roll as of late. Missouri’s four game winning streak is the longest of any team in the conference not named Alabama. After a dreadful 1-5 start, Odom’s team has a real chance at finishing 7-5 with remaining games against Vanderbilt and Arkansas.

Hot Seats will be back next week, but like always, we cannot always expect all of these coaches to be. Hot seat season is in full effect.

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