Sportsbook providing SEC pair as most probably to be first coach fired

The Florida Gators are greater than a month away from their 2024 season opener, however coach Billy Napier is already on the proverbial sizzling seat.

The Gators’ third-year coach is being supplied at +400 by SportsBetting.ag to be the primary NCAA soccer coach fired this season. Napier, who’s 11-14 in two seasons in Gainesville, failed to steer the Gators to a bowl sport for the primary time since 2017.

Napier leads a listing of 18 names being supplied by the sportsbook. The second shortest odds belong to Sam Pittman (+500), who’s 23-25 via his first 4 seasons at Arkansas. Trying deeper, the Razorbacks are 11-14 over the previous two years — an identical to Napier.

Subsequent on the listing is Miami’s Mario Cristobal at +600. These odds may shift considerably with Miami and Florida kicking off their seasons in opposition to one another in Gainesville on Aug. 31.

Cristobal, who’s coming off signing a 3rd consecutive robust recruiting class, is 12-13 getting into the fourth yr of the 10-year contract he signed to depart Oregon in 2022.

FIRST NCAA FOOTBALL COACH FIRED*

Billy Napier, Florida (4/1)

Sam Pittman, Arkansas (5/1)

Mario Cristobal, Miami (6/1)

Dave Aranda, Baylor (7/1)

Clark Lea, Vanderbilt (8/1)

Kalani Sitake, BYU (10/1)

Justin Wilcox, California (12/1)

Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh (12/1)

Ryan Day, Ohio State (12/1)

Neal Brown, West Virginia (14/1)

Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati (14/1)

Mike Locksley, Maryland (16/1)

Shane Beamer, South Carolina (16/1)

Tony Elliott, Virginia (16/1)

Dabo Swinney, Clemson (25/1)

Lincoln Riley, USC (25/1)

Brent Venables, Oklahoma (33/1)

Deion Sanders, Colorado (50/1)

*Odds by SportsBetting.ag supplied for leisure functions solely.

Following the primary three names on the listing is Baylor’s Dave Aranda at +700 and Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea at +800.

Aranda is 23-25 in 4 seasons on the helm of the Bears. Since profitable the Massive 12 in 2021, Baylor has solely 9 mixed victories, together with going 3-9 and shutting with 5 consecutive losses final season.

Lea is 9-27 in three seasons main the Commodores, together with a 2-22 document in opposition to SEC opponents.

Maybe probably the most intriguing title on the listing is Ohio State’s Ryan Day. Regardless of a 56-8 document with the Buckeyes, he enters this season going through a major quantity of stress with Ohio State using a three-game dropping streak in opposition to bitter rival Michigan.

–Area Stage Media