The Power Four's hottest seats by tier.

Massive buyouts and soaring roster payrolls have slowed the coaching carousel, but Dave Aranda and Mike Norvell headline a complicated list of names on the hot seat This time last year, there had already been seven FBS coaches fired. In many ways, the barrage of firings was the dying embers of an old era.

For one, there weren't enough high-level candidates to fill the spots. Michigan hired a stopgap in Kyle Whittingham, and he's floundered.

Arkansas whiffed on several choices, and settled for Ryan Silverfield. Mike Locksley became the first coach fired this season as Maryland made the call to move on Wednesday .

But while October is still early to fire a coach, it actually bucks the recent trend. Penn State missed out on Kalani Sitake and finally had to convince Matt Campbell to leave.