Expectations30%
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James Franklin
Virginia Tech · 5–2 (2–2) · 1st season at school
Hot Seat Score—Insufficient Data60% objective data complete
First season at program
First-Year Adjustment Applied
First-year head coaches receive temporary score protection because they have had less time to influence the roster and overall condition of the program. The protection decreases as the season progresses.
- Raw Hot Seat Score
- 55
- First-Year Adjustment
- −11
- Final Hot Seat Score
- 44
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Component breakdown
Trajectory20%
—Current Results15%
37Talent Utilization15%
85Big Games10%
40Fans10%
50What the verified inputs show
CFB Intel is withholding the public score until at least 70% of objective model inputs are available.
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Why this score?
| Component | Raw metric | Score | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expectations | Expected wins unavailable | — | 30% | — |
| Trajectory | Prior-coach trajectory excluded | — | 20% | — |
| Current Results | 5–2 overall · 2–2 conference | 37.1 | 15% | 12.5 |
| Talent Utilization | 81th talent percentile vs 46th performance percentile · CORE | 85.0 | 15% | 28.7 |
| Big Games | Bad losses 35 · ranked opponents 50 | 39.5 | 10% | 8.9 |
| Fans | 0% Yes · 0 votes | 50.0 | 10% | 5.0 |
Objective weights are redistributed proportionally only when an objective component is unavailable. Fan polling remains exactly 10% and uses a neutral 50 until its response threshold is met.
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Poll awaiting minimum response threshold · 100 valid votes requiredFootball data: CollegeFootballData · Calculation: CFB Intel HOT_SEAT_V1_3 · Rankings and public labels use the final, context-adjusted score.