Matt Rhule's firing from Panthers underscores difficulty college football head coaches have in NFL

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The Carolina Panthers’ experiment with Matt Rhule became the latest instance of college football head coaches failing to succeed at the NFL level.

Rhule was 11-27 in just over two years with the Panthers. He had sustained success at Temple and Baylor from 2013 to 2019 before getting the job at Carolina in 2020. He was a highly sought-after head coach in 2020 and ultimately had a choice between the Panthers and the New York Giants.

One win in the first five games ultimately doomed Rhule. The Panthers’ offense was never better than 24th in points scored and 21st in yards gained. The team never found a quarterback to stick with as they jumped from Teddy Bridgewater to Sam Darnold to Cam Newton to Baker Mayfield.

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Head coach Matt Rhule of the Panthers talks with officials during the San Francisco 49ers game at Bank of America Stadium on Oct. 9, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)

Carolina finished in third place in 2020 with a 5-11 record and in fourth place in 2021 with a 5-12 record.

NFL coaches hired directly from college have not fared well and that has been proven over the last 12 years or so.

Urban Meyer had successful times with Ohio State, Florida and Utah, but his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars came crashing down before the 2021 season even came to an end.

Meyer coached in 13 games before getting the pink slip. His tenure in Jacksonville was plagued by scandal. He decided to stay behind and let the team fly home following a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and was filmed sitting on a barstool with a woman dancing near his lap. He was then faced with the