By Gary Dzen, Boston.com Staff

Boston College head football coach Frank Spaziani is on the hot seat, at least according to CBSSports senior college football columnist Dennis Dodd.

Spaziani scored a 4 out of 5 on Dodd's hot-seat ratings system, a rating Dodd characterizes as "warm seat, better start winning." Spaziani's rating is up from a 1.5 last season, which is described as "very safe." Spaziani has a 20-19 record since coming to Boston College.