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College football’s 2022 hot seat: 5 coaches who need to win in Week 1

By Sonny Martinez

Sep 18, 2021; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano runs onto the field before the game against the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens at SHI Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano runs onto the field before the game against the Delaware Fightin Blue Hens at SHI Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 24, 2021; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers on the sidelines in the third quarter against the Liberty Flames at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2021; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers on the sidelines in the third quarter against the Liberty Flames at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports /

1-2. Scott Satterfield and Dino Babers (Louisville at Syracuse)

Quite possibly the first contest where each side needs a win.

Both coaches have had success at their respective schools. Satterfield’s first year at Louisville was great at 8-4. Babers brought Syracuse to its first 10-win season since 2001 and highest ranking in the AP Poll since 1999. Since those two seasons, Satterfield has a record of 10-14 while Babers has gone 11-24.

Both men have a reason for optimism in 2022. Louisville’s Malik Cunningham is one of the most underrated quarterbacks in the country. He was nearly a 3,000-passing yards and 1,000-rushing yards player last year and could easily surpass that this year. for Syracuse, Sean Tucker’s 1,496 rushing yards were the strength of the team. Tucker is only a third-year player and like Cunningham, will only get better.

Whichever coach comes away victorious will also have a leg up on the competition, becoming the first ACC team to record a conference win.

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