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Patience can wear thin rather quickly in college football where constant pressure to succeed persists. Failures only amplify the stress, particularly in the following season. While most of the attention is traditionally directed at head coaches, the spotlight increasingly shines on coordinators, a trend fueled by the rising salary pools for assistants.

Looking ahead to the 2024 college football season, there are plenty of coordinators at new programs across the country, but a closer look at those returning reveals a group facing heightened intensity to produce better results from previous years. Notably, many of these coordinators operate within teams expected to be in the preseason top 25, which means their role is crucial for a run at a coveted spot in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.

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To be clear, this is not a hot seat list, but rather a look at college football coordinators facing elevated pressure heading into the 2024 season.

Below is a closer look at 10 coordinators facing elevated pressure in 2024:

Kasey Dunn is the longest-tenured assistant coach on the Mike Gundy staff at Oklahoma State. After nine years as the wide receivers coach, Dunn added the role of offensive coordinator in 2020. Since then, the Pokes have finished no higher than fifth in the Big 12 for scoring offense. Oklahoma State was among the top four in the conference for eight of the 10 prior seasons. The Cowboys return almost their entire group of offensive starters from last season, including Doak Walker Award winner Ollie Gordon, seventh-year senior quarterback Alan Bowman and all five offensive linemen. There are reasons for Oklahoma State to have one of the top offenses in the Big 12 in 2024

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