Picking the right college football coach isn't easy. In the SEC, that was evident during this offseason as five coaches assumed new head roles in the conference.

Coaching success can be a tricky proposition at the college level. There are many moving parts, and multiple factors, beyond the x's and o's, have to run smoothly for sustained success to be achieved.

That fact is even more pronounced in the uber-competitive place like the SEC, where you're being compared to some of the best coaches the country has to offer. Still, it is up to each program's athletic director to find the right person for the job. Because if that doesn't happen, firings often follow.

There are many cautionary tales of coach hirings gone wrong in the SEC, but what are some of the biggest failures we've ever seen?

Here are the least successful coaches, by winning percentage, in the history of current SEC teams. Interim coaches and those with less than 12 games on their records were excluded.