As the end of the college football season approaches, many teams are beginning to eye which bowl they will be playing in. It also marks the time when coaches that have not met expectations are being fired.
The list of fired coaches is already long and growing.
The schools affected included several from the Bowl Championship Series.
› Mack Brown, the University of North Carolina (UNC) coach, was let go Nov. 26. His record of 44-33 over six seasons during his most recent tenure at North Carolina was respectable. He also took his team to bowl games every season, though his 1-4 record in these games was less than stellar.
› Neal Brown, the West Virginia Mountaineers coach, was let go Dec. 1. His record of 37-35 over six seasons, with three bowl game appearances (and a 2-1 record), was insufficient to keep his job.