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Larry Fedora, North Carolina Tar Heels

If you want to talk about a head coach trending in the wrong direction, look no further than Fedora. It looked like the Tar Heels were off to a nice start under Fedora, going 8-4 in his first season. The next two seasons were just steps in the wrong direction, though, as UNC went 7-6 in 2013 and 6-7 last season.

The Tar Heels were projected to be a competitor for the ACC Coastal crown in 2014, but they were incredibly inconsistent all season. The prime example of the inconsistencies was their consecutive victories over Pittsburgh and Duke, followed up by brutal losses to their biggest rival in N.C. State and then a loss in the Quick Lane Bowl to Rutgers.

Fedora has brought in Gene Chizik to help out the struggling defense, which allowed 39 points per game in 2014 and ranked 119th overall in the nation.

Todd Monken, Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

The Golden Eagles managed one win in 2013 and three wins in 2014; the team has a 4-20 record under Monken. Considering that when Larry Fedora left the school in 2011, Southern Mississippi was 11-2 in his final season, it’s been quite the fall from grace.

What may be even more concerning is the fact that Southern Miss ranked 117th in the nation in points per game at 19 and 111th in points allowed per game at 35.4. Monken and the Golden Eagles must improve in 2015, or else a change could be on the horizon.

Darrell Hazell, Purdue Boilermakers

Hazell was named the head coach of Purdue in 2013 after the team made it to bowl games in two consecutive seasons. His job? Take the team to even greater heights. The outcome? A 1-15 conference record in two seasons and a 4-20 overall record during that span.

Frustrations are mounting when it comes to Hazell, and very few would be surprised to see a coaching change in West Lafayette.

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Hawkeyes

Ferentz has led Iowa to mediocrity over the years. Throughout his tenure as head coach, he’s gone 73-54, but the team has not won a bowl game or been ranked in the AP Top 25 since 2010.

He hasn’t struggled in the way that many of the other coaches on this list have, but he’s still sitting squarely on the hot seat.