Loyalty be damned: Did these coaches stick around a season too long and blow their chances at a big gig?

The Arizona State Sun Devils just completed an improbable run to the College Football Playoff only two years removed from the disastrous Herm Edwards era.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.Head coach Kenny Dillingham, in only his second year on the job, had guided the program through NCAA sanctions and three-win seasons to a Big 12 championship and had his team on the precipice of a Playoff win over Texas thanks to the contributions of exciting players like Cam Skattebo, Jordyn Tyson, and Sam Leavitt.SLEEPER TEAMS FROM EACH POWER 4 CONFERENCE: WHO WILL EXCEED EXPECTATIONS THIS COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON?ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 20: Arizona State Sun Devils QB Sam Leavitt celebrates with his parents winning the Big XII conference championship game between the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Iowa State Cyclones on December 6, 2024 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.(Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Just two years later and the Sun Devils now sit at 2-2 with an anemic offense, fresh off a beatdown at the hands of Baylor, a team currently employing a coach who was on a ridiculously hot seat himself just a month earlier.Less than a year after Arizona State's magical CFP appearance, two more coaches were making names for themselves at schools on opposite ends of the country.Jedd Fisch inherited a Washington program in 2024 that had just competed for a national championship the season prior to his arrival, but had to replace almost 100% of the team's production from a year earlier.After a 6-7 campaign that year showed promise, Fisch followed that up with a nine-win season that included a bowl win over Boise State and featured a quarterback by the name of Demond Williams who was the toast of college football.Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch during the game against t...