{"id":168172,"date":"2026-02-25T07:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168172\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T07:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T07:23:13","slug":"kalen-deboer-shane-beamer-on-cfb-coaches-under-pressure-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/168172\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalen DeBoer, Shane Beamer on CFB Coaches Under Pressure for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kalen DeBoer and Shane Beamer have been highlighted as two of the top 10 college football coaches facing significant pressure to deliver results by 2026, according to 247Sports writer Brad Crawford. Beamer ranks third on the list, following a challenging 4-8 season at <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/south-carolina-gamecocks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">South Carolina<\/a>, while DeBoer stands eighth amid high expectations at <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/alabama-crimson-tide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alabama<\/a>. The pressure mounts as fans expect immediate progress, notably after Beamer&#8217;s best season yielded just nine wins in 2024. The top spot on the list goes to Mike Norvell of Florida State, with noteworthy mentions including Dabo Swinney and Deion Sanders.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersShane Beamer ranked No. 3 on the list, following a 4-8 season in 2025.Kalen DeBoer ranked No. 8, with Alabama holding a 16% chance to win the SEC Championship in 2026. State of PlayShane Beamer is coming off South Carolina&#8217;s worst performance at 4-8.Kalen DeBoer leads Alabama, where fans expect high performance amid recent struggles. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>As the 2026 season approaches, both coaches must address their teams&#8217; performances and expectations. Beamer will need to improve South Carolina&#8217;s win-loss record significantly to satisfy fans, while DeBoer must maintain Alabama&#8217;s prestige in the competitive SEC landscape.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Pressure mounts for both coaches as their futures could hinge on success in the 2026 season, with Beamer needing to turn South Carolina around and DeBoer striving to uphold Alabama&#8217;s elite status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kalen DeBoer and Shane Beamer have been highlighted as two of the top 10 college football coaches facing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233],"class_list":{"0":"post-168172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tallahassee","8":"tag-tallahassee","9":"tag-tallahassee-headlines","10":"tag-tallahassee-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}