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It took seven weeks, but the first Power 4 pink slip was officially issued today.
Maryland dismissed Mike Locksley following a 2-5 start (0-4 in B1G play), which wasn't a massive surprise since he was a 2/1 favorite to be the first coach fired earlier this week.
BetOnline Sports & Casino has updated its "next coach fired" odds below.
With Locksley gone, Mike Norvell becomes the 2-1 favorite, paying $200 with every $100 bet if he's next to lose his job.
The Athletic on Tuesday claimed FSU wants to retain Norvell/
“They want to keep him,” an anonymous source told The Athletic. “They know they need to put more into the program. They’re playing better. He just can’t seem to catch a break.”
The report moved his hot seat assessment to “hot but slowly cooling a bit,"
"If the Hurricanes had blown out FSU, that could’ve led to more tough conversations for the Seminoles brass. But instead, Florida State gave now-No. 1 Miami all it could handle," The Athletic's Bruce Feldman wrote. "This team clearly has not quit on Norvell, and that matters. They gave Alabama a tough game in Tuscaloosa, blew out Virginia by 31 points, and lost by only three to then-No. 19 SMU."
| First NCAAF Power 4 Coach Fired | |
| Mike Norvell (Florida State) | 2/1 |
| Lance Leipold (Kansas) | 3/1 |
| Dave Doeren (NC State) | 5/1 |
| Greg Schiano (Rutgers) | 5/1 |
| Jedd Fisch (Washington) | 7/1 |
| Sonny Dykes (TCU) | 18/1 |
| Barry Odom (Purdue) | 18/1 |
| Mike Elko (Texas A&M) | 18/1 |
| Shane Beamer (South Carolina) | 22/1 |
| Luke Fickell (Wisconsin) | 25/1 |
| Jeff Lebby (Mississippi State) | 28/1 |
| Ryan Silverfield (Arkansas) | 28/1 |
| Bill O'Brien (Boston College) | 33/1 |
| Lincoln Riley (USC) | 33/1 |
| Dabo Swinney (Clemson) | 50/1 |
| Deion Sanders (Colorado) | 66/1 |
| Kalen DeBoer (Alabama) | 75/1 |
| Steve Sarkisian (Texas) | 75/1 |
| Kyle Whittingham (Michigan) | 75/1 |
| Matt Campbell (Penn State) | 75/1 |
- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com
