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College Football Hot Seat 2018: 5 coaches who must win in Week 3

By Shelbie Warr

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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TUCSON, AZ – SEPTEMBER 01: (L-R) Head coaches Kevin Sumlin of the Arizona Wildcats talks with quarterback Khalil Tate #14 before the college football game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Arizona Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The Cougars defeated the Wildcats 28-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ – SEPTEMBER 01: (L-R) Head coaches Kevin Sumlin of the Arizona Wildcats talks with quarterback Khalil Tate #14 before the college football game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Arizona Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The Cougars defeated the Wildcats 28-23. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

5. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona

I am going to start this one off by saying that, as an Aggie, I am so glad that I don’t have to write about this guy wearing maroon and white anymore. However, Arizona fans have now taken the Aggies place in griping and moaning about Kevin Sumlin’s coaching style.

Never in his career has Sumlin started 0-2 as a head coach, but he has done just that at Arizona. With losses to BYU and Houston, the feeling in Tucson is not all that welcoming toward the newest addition to the Wildcat family. Sumlin chose to bring with him offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone and for quarterback Khalil Tate that has been an absolute disaster.

At the start of the season, Tate was a Heisman favorite. Now, two weeks in, he is trying to pick up the pieces of that broken campaign.

The Wildcats take on Southern Utah, a team that currently sits at 0-2. This is a must win game for morale and for Kevin Sumlin’s career at Arizona. With such a bad start, who knows how long Sumlin will last in Wildcat red. At this point, he doesn’t have a Johnny Manziel and a win over Alabama to lean on and that, in itself, may shorten his time there.

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