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Last Thursday, following an onslaught of bets on Sam Pittman to be the first college coach fired this season, the Arkansas employee had moved into the favorite position at 2/1.
Despite a 70-0 victory that night, Pittman's chances remain the same, but we have a fresh favorite in the house.
Well, not exactly "fresh" considering Billy Napier was a 4/1 favorite at the outset of the season and only went to second last week.
BetOnline.ag has updated its NCAAF first coach fired numbers following Week 1, and after the Gators were dismantled by intrastate rival Miami, Napier is now the odds-on favorite.
Mario Cristobal, aided by his cool QB toy in Cam Ward, went from 6/1 to 20/1.
Another notable change to the odds came from the ACC where Dabo Swinney went from 25/1 to 16/1.
Finally, following Brian Kelly's tantrum last night and LSU's loss to USC, the seasoned college coach is now on the board with 33/1 odds.
On the flip side of that, Lincoln Riley's odds went from 25/1 to 40/1.
Below, you can compare the numbers from last week to today.
First Coach Fired
|
First Coach Fired |
Odds 8/29/24 |
Odds 9/2/24 |
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Billy Napier (Florida) |
4/1 |
2/3 (-150) |
|
Sam Pittman (Arkansas) |
2/1 |
2/1 |
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Dave Aranda (Baylor) |
6/1 |
7/1 |
|
Shane Beamer (South Carolina) |
12/1 |
12/1 |
|
Justin Wilcox (California) |
14/1 |
12/1 |
|
Kalani Sitake (BYU) |
10/1 |
14/1 |
|
Scott Satterfield (Cincinnati) |
14/1 |
14/1 |
|
Dabo Swinney (Clemson) |
25/1 |
16/1 |
|
Neal Brown (West Virginia) |
16/1 |
16/1 |
|
Tony Elliott (Virginia) |
14/1 |
16/1 |
|
Mario Cristobal (Miami FL) |
6/1 |
20/1 |
|
Pat Narduzzi (Pittsburgh) |
15/1 |
20/1 |
|
Ryan Day (Ohio State) |
25/1 |
20/1 |
|
Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) |
8/1 |
25/1 |
|
Brent Venables (Oklahoma) |
33/1 |
33/1 |
|
Brian Kelly (Notre Dame) |
N/A |
33/1 |
|
Mike Locksley (Maryland) |
16/1 |
33/1 |
|
Deion Sanders (Colorado) |
40/1 |
40/1 |
|
Lincoln Riley (USC) |
25/1 |
40/1 |
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