ATHLON SPPORTS - The college football coaching carousel claimed another victim.

With just one game left in the regular season, teams are cutting ties with underperforming coaches and getting a jump-start on the search for a new leader ahead of bowl season.

Several coaches have already been fired this season. The list includes Florida Atlantic (Tom Herman), Ball State (Mike Neu), East Carolina (Mike Houston), Charlotte (Biff Poggi), UMass (Don Brown), Rice (Mike Bloomgren), Temple (Stan Drayton) and Kennesaw State (Brian Bohannon).

Central Michigan is also looking for a new leader after Jim McElwain announced he will retire at season’s end.

Now Kevin Wilson joins the list of the unemployed. Tulsa is reportedly set to fire the second-year coach following a 63-30 loss to South Florida on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Wilson is the sixth coach in the American Athletic Conference to be fired this year joining coaches from Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Rice and Temple.

Wilson led the Golden Hurricane to a 4-8 record in 2023, his first with the team, and they were 3-8 this year. During his tenure, Tulsa lost nine games by 30 or more points.

Per Thamel, the administration at the school wanted to reset the football program with a culture change. With the university wanting to invest heavily in football going forward, it was decided Wilson wasn’t the guy to lead that endeavor.

Prior to Tulsa, Wilson had an unimpressive sixyear stint as the coach at Indiana, compiling a 26-47 record with one bowl loss.