Even though the college football season is nearly underway, it’s never too early to look at some coaches who could be coaching for their jobs.

Adam Rittenberg of ESPN put out his hot seat rankings with which coaches could be in trouble and the two from the B1G are Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and Nebraska’s Scott Frost.

This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone considering Harbaugh and Frost have both underachieved with their respective schools thus far.

Rittenberg touched on Harbaugh’s status going into this season and how he’ll need to do well through the Wolverines schedule for AD Warde Manuel to not make a change.

“Even as Michigan floundered in 2020, unable to win any home games, I heard the same message out of Ann Arbor: Jim Harbaugh wouldn’t be fired. I still hear some of the same things, as Harbaugh’s status as a former star player and a successful coach elsewhere doesn’t make him an obvious hot-seat candidate. There’s nothing typical about Harbaugh, who had only one year left on his initial contract before reaching a new, team-friendly agreement in January. Michigan not only is paying Harbaugh much less annually but would only owe him $4 million if it makes a change in 2021. If the Wolverines can’t navigate a schedule that includes Wisconsin (road) and Northwestern (home) in the West Division and trips to Penn State and Michigan State — plus Ohio State at home — athletic director Warde Manuel might have no choice.”

He then discussed Frost’s status going into the 2021 season and how another porous season, plus an NCAA investigation into the program, could force Trev Alberts to cut ties.

“Frost has delivered even less at his alma mater, going 12-20 (9-17 Big Ten) in his first three seasons. I initially put Frost in the “keep an eye on” category, as Nebraska wants to give him every opportunity to succeed and has been through too much leadership transition during a rocky first decade in the Big Ten. But last week’s news of an NCAA investigation into potential violations involving Frost adds a layer of pressure in Lincoln, especially if it opens up a potential dismissal for cause. New athletic director Trev Alberts will lean toward continuity if at all possible, but another poor season and looming NCAA issues could force his hand.”

Michigan will open their 2021 campaign against Western Michigan on Sept. 4 while Nebraska will open their season on Aug. 28 against Illinois.