College Football Week 4 Picks, including Michigan Nebraska and Oklahoma Auburn
Before SNAP straight picks the CFB week four-week rapid fire, we’ll look at Texas Technology, Michigan-Nebraska, Oklahoma Auburn and more.
As of Thursday, September 18th, Billy Napier is still Florida’s head coach.
Check it out with his fourth year coach after the slump gator meets No. 6 Miami on Saturday. The Hurricane is everything Florida doesn’t. In other words, it’s a good soccer team.
The loss to South Florida and LSU in No. 3 dropped Napier’s record 20-21 overall, bringing him back into familiar territory. The decision to keep Napier last November caused a strong finish in 2024, raising hopes for the preseason, but he has once again become an Odds-On favorite to become the next coach fired on Power 4.
Two coaches have already been fired at Virginia Tech’s Brent Ply and UCLA’s Deschaun Foster.
It would be a miracle for Napier to return another year. Next comes Miami, then Texas No. 7 and Texas A&M No. 10. In November, Florida will take over Georgia No. 3, No. 9, No. 11 Mississippi and No. 15 Tennessee. Good luck, Gator.
The potential for a tragic future as well as a disastrous start will put Nepia on a list of hottest seating bowl compartment coaches within a month of the 2025 season.
Billy Napier, Florida
Below are three facts summarizing the failed term: Napier’s 48.7% win rate is the worst outside of Florida coach since 1950. He is 5-14 from home. He’s 3-11 against Miami, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and LSU. In comparison, Steve Spurrier lost 27 games between 1990 and 2001, while Urban Meyer lost 15 games between 2005 and 10.
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma
Gandy remodeled his coaching staff as part of Oklahoma’s decision to bring him back another year after winning in conference play. The results have not been changed. The 69-3 embarrassment against Oregon in the fifth of this month showed how far the program has fallen, and how far it separates the Cowboys from the best teams in the country. Longtime OSU quarterbacks, assistants and head coaches are unlikely to return in 2025 except for a massive turnaround in big 12 plays. But in the big picture, Gandy’s legacy as the most successful coach in the program’s history is extremely safe.
Trent Dilfer, Alabama Bylamingham
The Dilfer era is benevolent, merciless, and hated to one of the stupidest and most illogical adoptions in recent college football history. The Blazers beat Akron on a field goal last week – not a big feat, but they did nothing in three games. Since taking over in 2023, a third of Dilfer’s nine wins have been competing against the championship parcel team.
David Brown, Northwestern
Brown won the Big Ten Coach of the Year honor in 2023, leading Northwestern to an 8-5 finish, setting the latest program record for victory by freshman coaches. Last year’s team fell to four wins, but the 2025 Wildcats are expected to finish at or near the bottom of the meeting. Northwestern is set to open a new stadium in 2026, and there is a very high chance that they will look for new leadership in the program from this season onwards.
Sam Pittman, Arkansas
Pittman solved the Arkansas offense by bringing former coach Bobby Petrino as the offensive coordinator. However, three problems remain. Corruption defense, failure in a one-score game, and struggle against the SEC. Pittman is 7-18 in the game determined by one ownership after Saturday’s 41-35 defeat to Mississippi and 14-29 in SEC play. Razorbacks has a huge game this weekend against Memphis, one of the top teams of a group of five. Like Napier, Pittman is in danger of not continuing his season.
Luke Fickel, Wisconsin
Wisconsin may be forced to make a very difficult decision with the Badgers, who have been shaking one more year on the brink of Bowl eligibility: Will Firefickel after three seasons pay a fair deal or will he give him another year to accumulate a young but improved roster? Having six wins against this slate should earn Fickel a bit of a breathing room as Badger was bulldozed last weekend by Alabama No. 14 and Oregon No. 1 Michigan No. 1, Indiana No. 17 and Illinois No. 8, so winning six wins against this slate should win Fickel a bit of a breathing room. Anything less than that keeps things very secretive in Madison.
