This weekend was a tough one for minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Out of the 14 coaches that had games only two won. In the game of the week (week 6) Derek Mason and Vanderbilt lost to the 2nd ranked University of Georgia. The game of week this week (week 7) features 7th ranked Washington taking on Mario Cristobal and 17th ranked Oregon Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Big 10 Conference
Associated Press (A.P.) rank 8 – James Franklin (4-1) and Penn State had the weekend off. This week face very good Michigan State team who was ranked 20th last weekend before falling to Northwestern University. This will be a must win game for Penn State if they are going to keep the chances of getting into the College Football Playoff alive.
Lovie Smith (3-2) and Illinois improved by winning against Rutgers 38 – 27. This week they play at home against Purdue.
PAC 12 Conference
David Shaw (4-2) and Stanford lost to Utah 40 – 21. They travel to Arizona State this week to take on Herman Edwards in match up that both teams need to win for a shot at the conference championship.
Herman Edwards (3-3) and Arizona State lost 28 – 21 to Colorado who is now ranked 19th and undefeated. Arizona State is off this weekend.
