College Football Coaches Need To Be Held Accountable

People always wonder when is it a good time to leave a college football and the answer there really is not a good time. Brian Kelly and Lincoln Riley decided it was time to leave each school for other programs without much notice at all. Do college football coaches owe anyone especially their players on what led them to leave. Should college football players be allowed to leave immediately from the program? Let's dig deeper into both questions on one of the hottest topics in college football these days.

Brian Kelly is one of the best coaches in college football and many people feel he will struggle at LSU. I'm not one of those people. In fact, I think Brian Kelly will be very successful at LSU pretty quickly. No matter where Brian Kelly has coached he has been successful and I do not look for it to change anytime soon. Will it be tougher? Of course it will with Alabama, Georgia, Florida and others in the conference. Kelly likes a challenge and people know he is a guy who will not run from a challenge.

Many people wonder why a very successful college football coach would leave a very successful program to try to resurrect another program. Most of the time it's for the challenge. Coaches are like anyone else they get tired and need new challenges. Some butt heads with AD's at the college or just want more money. The aspect of what college football coaches owe the University or it's players come into focus when we talk about this subject.

Coaches should inform the University as soon as possible when they are disgruntled or have thoughts of leaving the program. The truth is they do not have to do this, but I'm sure the colleges would love a heads up. It seems anymore we hold college football players to a much higher standard then we do coaches. This needs to change ASAP. Many people will say college coaches do not owe anyone a reason for leaving. They will say Universities can fire them anytime they want so why give them a chance to do that to them. If goes so much deeper for players and here is why.

College football players are the losers in this whole thing on a couple of fronts. Players sign on the dotted line thinking they will have a certain coach for 4 years, but nowadays that isn't the case anymore. When players lose their coach before the season it has a big impact on them. Not knowing when a coach is going to leave handicaps a player. If players were given a early warning they could transfer earlier. Players plan on giving their coach who recruited them four years of service. It's too bad coaches do not show them the same sometimes.

What is the solution to this problem right now. Coaches are always going to book to the next best job available. It's the type of society we live in today. I think the NCAA should make a rule no coach is allowed to leave until there season is completed. Then a coach is free to move in a different direction if he decides too. That way players would know the coach they have to start the season would finish it.

In the end college football needs to make some changes in how coaches leave an university. Coaches need to be held to a higher standard like football players. We will see if that ever happens, but if I was a betting man nothing will change. College football is big business and as long as it is coaches will be able to do what they want for the foreseeable future.