It’s never easy on first-year coaches. Some impatient fan bases have outsized expectations of what the team should achieve in its first year. Others have become so accustomed to losing that they don’t show up at home games. It’s a challenge to get players recruited by your predecessor motivated to play hard for you.
It’s not easy, and these few first-year coaches may have to endure some growing pains before finding sustained success (if they ever do).