Welcome to college football's slaughterhouse, where there's been a revolving door of coaches on the chopping block so far this season.

Nebraska's Scott Frost, Arizona State's Herm Edwards, Colorado's Karl Dorrell, Georgia Tech's Geoff Collins and Wisconsin's Paul Chryst have already gotten the ax so far this season from the Power 5, running out of chances to rectify the shaky situations at their respective programs.

While some may not see much benefit in firing coaches during the season—especially if you're zeroing in on a candidate currently employed elsewhere—it seems to be the hot new trend.

Athletic directors work back channels with agents (and, likely, coaches themselves) to gauge interest, discuss parameters and financial figures and attempt to have things lined up to make quick hires that benefit the escalated timeline of the recruiting cycle and December's early signing season.

For that reason, we'll continue to see coaches get fired more quickly than usual. So, who are some of the ones we should watch? Everybody on this list is at a program that has recently experienced success or is in the Power 5, so even though a guy like Texas State's Jake Spavital may get canned, he doesn't show up here.

Whose jobs are the most perilous or tenuous? Let's take a look at those on the hottest of hot seats after nearly half the 2022 season.

Andy Avalos, Boise State Broncos

This is just the second year for Andy Avalos in Boise, but things are souring quickly.

While it takes time to build a program the way you want, it's not like former coach Bryan Harsin left the cupboard bare with the Broncos before bolting to Auburn. His replacement hasn't found sledding so easy on the blue turf.

The 40-year-old seemed like an ideal fit when he took over. He's a former player at the school who was also an assistant coach (and the defensive coordinator) before heading to Oregon, where he experienced major success as an assistant before getting called back.

Unfortunately, he's not been able to replicate the three Mountain West Conference championships the Broncos previously experienced with him on staff. In less than two years on the job, the Broncos are just 11-7, far below the lofty expectations set for what used to be the Group of Five standard.

Following a 7-5 campaign a year ago, Boise State is 4-2 and is atrocious on offense. Hank Bachmeier transferred, vacating the quarterback position for freshman Taylen Green, who is sparking some optimism. And after beating a Jake Haener-less Fresno State 40-20 a week ago, the temperature on Avalos' seat has cooled for now.

Avalos needs Green to help him turn things around and keep the Broncos from pulling a quick trigger. His seat is probably the coolest on the list, but he has plenty left to prove.

Neal Brown, West Virginia Mountaineers

When Dana Holgorsen left Morgantown for Houston and an AAC job with the Cougars in 2019, it was more than puzzling. But you had to figure West Virginia would be able to make a great hire.

They zeroed in on Troy coach Neal Brown, who was lauded for being a strong Xs and Os guy, but it hasn't materialized in the Big 12.

The Mountaineers haven't recruited well, and they've lost waves of talent to the transfer portal the past two seasons. While there have been some glimmers of positivity, they simply aren't as consistently competitive as they need to be.

With transfer quarterback JT Daniels under center to play for his former offensive coordinator at USC, Graham Harrell, Brown hoped to turn things around. But he's just 2-3 this season and 19-21 overall in his fourth year.

While the Kansas loss at home is aging better than originally expected, getting beat by Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl won't settle well, and the Mountaineers weren't really competitive against Texas, either.

“I know a lot of people that are very high on him, but when your trajectory is bad, you end up getting fired," ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum told colleague Matt Barrie. "That’s just the nature of the game. And he’s not gonna—he’s probably not going to be the exception."

Things had better turn around quickly, and it doesn't look like they will in a competitive Big 12.