And this is precisely why Dabo could be seen as more successful than Saban the Clemson program is not an important program in college footballs history, unlike the Crimson Tide. The first three used the Bearcats as a stepping stone for Power Five jobs, but Fickell has outlasted each of them and now goes into his fifth season. The QBE coaching staff over the years has included former D1 QB coach & Offensive Coordinator Brandon Doman, 10 year NFL QB Koy Detmer, Canadian . Despite having to use different offensive line configurations in six of FSUs nine games last season, Atkins group paved the way for the Seminoles to post their highest rushing average since 2016 (199.9 yards per game). Teams: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know. They have played in 10 under Fitzgerald. From 1892 to 2006, the team played in six bowl games. Over the last two campaigns, Buffalo ranked fifth in EPA per rush in the FBS. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+ 7. Franklin has performed just as well with the Nittany Lions. As Charlottes offensive coordinator in 2019, Atkins led a unit that ranked 28th nationally in yards per play (6.31). Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. Between Craig Cirbus, Jim Hofher, Turner Gill and Jeff Quinn, the team won 3.25 games per season on average. Jan 18, 2022. At James Madison in 2019, Smith helped lead a defense that ranked No. We might forget that Urban Meyer served as Utah's head coach for only two seasons, and while he may have started the Utes down this track, Whittingham has sustained a level of success the school has never even come close to enjoying before. Aided by Gonzales and his group, TCU has finished No. To put this list together, we gathered feedback from a combination of head coaches, coordinators, team officials, etc., around college football after asking them about position coaches whom they expect to be in line for bigger jobs this next coaching cycle or at some point in the near future. Thomas Cahill enjoyed mild success in the mid-1960s, going 23-7. 1 in the Pac-12 last season (184.9 yards per game). Had two all-conference defensive backs last year first-teamer Elijah Molden (who was picked by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of this years NFL draft) and second-team selection Trent McDuffie. Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. Due to the specialized nature of quarterback coaching, we've broken this list into two parts. Also has worked and learned under Billy Napier at Louisiana, one of the nations top up-and-coming head coaches. A note: We limited the list to coaches under 45 and did not include anyone who is already an offensive or defensive co-coordinator at the Power 5 level, which is why you wont see guys such as Glenn Schumann (Georgia), Jon Sumrall (Kentucky) or Brian Williams (Maryland) despite their names coming up several times during the information-gathering process. That includes 2020 Jim Thorpe Award winner Trevon Moehrig, who was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the second round of this years NFL draft. Yes, Alabama was already the college football program before Sabans arrival, but they were in a down period when they signed him. It is unheard of to have back-to-back nine-win seasons at Vanderbilt, and the program quickly fell off when Franklin left for Penn State. 2 overall player in the On3 2022 rankings. Until Tom Allen, that is,who sits at 52%. With free agency around the corner, players rated how teams treated them off the field: for better or for worse. And thats what makes Allens tenure so impressive. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $410,000 7. When we ranked Power Five college football coaches last year, there wasn't much change in the top 25. And we have a history of Saban turning around other programs. The venerated Frank J. Howard he of famous rock only led Clemson to six top-25 finishes in his 30 years, pairing that with a 58% win rate. Thats not good enough at Notre Dame. 1 Brian Hartline Wide Receivers Coach 6 Commits 96.41 82.05 2 Todd Bates Co-Defensive Coordinator 6 Commits 95.55 79.52 3 Karl Scott Defensive Backs Coach 10 Commits 93.94 79.14 4 Rodney. Has had members of his Florida linebacker room taken in two of the past three NFL drafts 2020 third-round pick Jon Greenard and 2019 fifth-round selection Vosean Joseph. A veteran Power 5 head coach mentioned Hankton as someone he sees as a potential Group of 5 head-coach candidate. Braden Layer is set to return to the Gators after spending 2022 at Dayton. That kind of turnover played a role in the shakeups all over our list of 65 coaches, and this year we have six coaches cracking the top 25 for the first time. Under Gideon, Houston ranked No. Without further ado, the list: 1. 2019 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 2018 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 8-3. Jeff Monken, Army. Again, there was a win decrease in his first season, as the Gophers went from nine wins to five in 2017, but a two-game improvement in 2018 foreshadowed an 11-2 season in 2019. Returned to coaching in 2019 after two years working in the private sector. In 2021, he returns a team talented enough to win ISUs first conference title. Michigan replaced Gattis by moving Ron Bellamy from safeties to wide receivers. Received inquiries about at least a few Power 5 defensive line coach openings this offseason and turned down a job offer from a Big 12 program. Regarded as one of the best kickoff-return and special teams coaches in the country. That came after Brocks group ranked either first or second in the Pac-12 in net punting, kick-return average and kick-return defense in 2018. At Sam Houston State, one of Wrights linemen (P.J. Was hired to be Heupels running backs coach at UCF before then following Heupel to Tennessee as a senior analyst. At North Carolina Central, Mack posted a 31-15 record and was a finalist for the 2016 Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year award. Has worked or played under several other prominent coaches, including Ohio State coach Ryan Day, ex-Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pederson, Florida State coach Mike Norvell and UCLA coach Chip Kelly. Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+7. Played and learned under coaches such as Will Muschamp and Ted Roof and got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant under Roof at Penn State (2012) and Georgia Tech (2013-14). Its unfair, but its hard to hold two fluke comebacks against him not that hes totally off the hook for those two Bama losses but he has surpassed Mark Richts 74% win rate with his 79% win rate in six years. After a slow 4-8 start in his first year, Fickell is now 31-6 in the last three seasons, rivaling Brian Kellys 33-6 three-year stretch. Ranking college football's 10 best head coaches this season In theory, coaches listed here should beat the coaches ranked beneath them with a team of equal talent on a neutral field 10.. Hartline was the only non-coordinator among the 15 semifinalists for the 2020 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nations top assistant. Recent jobs: Rutgers (2020-present), Temple co-coordinator/cornerbacks coach (2019), Baylor assistant head coach/cornerbacks coach (2017-18), Temple associate head coach/secondary coach (2016) Was Greg Schiano's first hire for his Rutgers staff. Here are the 25 best college football coaches in America heading into the 2022 season. Is a former Ohio State grad assistant (2013-15) who assisted with players such as current Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott. A former NFL receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003-06. Ranked as the top recruiter in the Pac-12 in 2020 and 21, and is ranked No. Under Brock in 2019, Washington State ranked first in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (95.2) as well as second in punt-return average and kick-return defense. Was his fathers offensive coordinator at Miami Booker T. Washington from 2009-13 and then served as the teams coach in 2014 before being hired at FIU. Was an all-conference defensive back in 2007 and 08 at Lambuth University, an NAIA school in Jackson, Tenn., playing for current Liberty coach Hugh Freeze. When Bud Wilkinson took over in Norman in 1947, the University of Oklahoma was still a stepping-stone destination for head coaches in college football. 13 nationally and No. Because of his achievements with the Seminoles team of Florida State University, Bobby Bowden is one of the most famous and greatest college coaches of all time. Holmon Wiggins, Alabama -- $575,000+11. 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. "In life I would never advise anyone to be where they are not wanted," he sent in a text to his players on his way to Coral Gables. Was UCFs quarterbacks coach last season after working as an analyst in 2019. The belief is that it wont be long before Bailey gets a big-time assistant job, whether its at Ohio State or elsewhere. In July, he secured a commitment from four-star 2022 running back Nicholas Singleton, while also teaming with offensive line coach Phil Trautwein to land five-star 2023 offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier. -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. 14) and interceptions (No. Their 0.254 EPA per play mark bests second-place Alabama (0.203) by a relatively significant margin. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. Had two All-Conference USA honorable mention selections in his first season at Louisiana Tech (Smoke Harris and Cee Jay Powell). The group also includes talented young players such as sophomore Jermaine Burton and promising freshman Adonai Mitchell, whom Hankton landed after he was initially committed to Ole Miss. 11 in the AAC in total defense in 2018 (496.8 yards per game) and No. A former West Virginia and Florida A&M quarterback, he won the Doug Williams National Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior at Florida A&M in 1999. There were also multiple Power Five programs (one in the Big 12 and one in the Pac-12) that inquired with Johnson about quarterbacks coach jobs this past cycle. Mullen had them up to 29th in Year 1 and 30th in Year 2, and then they exploded with an 11th-place finish in 2020. Was Greg Schianos first hire for his Rutgers staff. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. 25. 11 in 2019 (467.5) to No. Has been the primary recruiter on five Virginia Tech 2022 commits, including four-star running back Ramon Brown and four-star cornerback Cam Johnson. Kodi Burns, Auburn -- $350,000 10. Washington, who has known Ohio State coach Ryan Day since they were together at Boston College in 2003 and 04, joined the Buckeyes staff after Day became coach. Imagine a world in which Kirby Smart is a two-time national champion, one where his team did not blow a 10-point lead to Alabama in the fourth quarter of the 2018 championship game and then a 14-point third-quarter lead in the SEC Championship the following year. Well, volatility will always play a role in the process because our group of voters, consisting of writers from both CBS Sports and 247Sports, aren't given a set of guidelines to follow. Has been contacted about at least a couple of coordinator opportunities the past few years. Alvis Whitted, Wisconsin -- $400,00022. Whether it was nobody crashing and burning or soaring higher than ever -- or none of our voters wanting to take anything that happened during a pandemic season too seriously -- things remained largely the same. -- Another notable name missing is Miami's Josh Gattis. Interviewed for the job as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach before the Eagles hired Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. Three of the coaches in last season's the top 25 lost their jobs following the 2021 season, including a top-10 coach in Dan Mullen and another who won a national title in 2019, Ed Orgeron. Charges dropped against Georgia WR Rara Thomas, UCLA, Kelly agree to extension through 2027, Four Pac-12 programs renew contact with Big 12, NCAA committee approves new college football rules, Saban sounds off on proposed permanent opponents. Brian Hartline, Ohio State wide receivers coach: A young coach with NFL pedigree that's just getting going in the college game, Hartline looks like a rising star. 1 in the FCS. Roman Sapolu, Fresno State, O-line Coach/Run Game Coordinator (28): One of the best young offensive line coaches in college football, Sapolu earned a dual promotion this offseason to. He rushed for 1,125 yards during the Fighting Irishs run to the College Football Playoff last season. Its easy to just think about Utah as a team that always competes for a conference title year in year out because of the recent past, but that is not how this program is viewed historically. In the end, nearly everybody is angry. As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. One is five-star cornerback Travis Hunter, rated as the nations No. This list is booty cheeks. Was the lead recruiter for the Trojans on five-star 2022 cornerback Domani Jackson, who committed to USC in January. Ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big 12 for the 2021 recruiting class. Other college support staffers or NFL staffers who received votes: Stephen Adegoke (Michigan); Max Bullough (Alabama); Jamar Chaney (Mississippi State); Steve Cooper (Nebraska); Zachary Crabtree (Oklahoma State); Ty Darlington (Oklahoma); Jon DeCoster (Cleveland Browns); Ross Douglas (New England Patriots); Declan Doyle (New Orleans Saints); Will Johnson (Oklahoma); Conner McQueen (Oklahoma); Nick Perry (Atlanta Falcons); Ryan Osborn (Michigan); Effrem Reed (Michigan State); Ronnie Regula (Miami); Zac Robinson (Los Angeles Rams); Spencer Whipple (Arizona Cardinals); Nick Williams (Texas A&M). A former record-setting wide receiver at Tulsa, where he set FBS records for single-season yards per catch (31.9) and career yards per catch (28.7). That win rate climbed to 76% in the excellent Danny Ford era, leading to Clemson's first National Championship win in 1981, but then they went back to being Clemson between 1990 and Dabos full-time appointment in 2009, winning 61% of their games during that span. Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday October 26, 2019. Georgias defense had fallen to 13th in expected points added (EPA) allowed per play in the two years before Kirbys arrival, but hes since straightened that out. In-depth analysis. Under West, Alex Highsmith ranked in the top five nationally in sacks and tackles for loss in 2019. Another stint in the NFL led to the Alabama job, where he has won six National Championships. Has played a large role in setting up Texas A&M to have one of the best defenses in the country this season. That netted him a $185,000 raise from what he earned at Oregon. Brennan Marion is one of the bright young minds in college football. Jul 6, 2021 Replying to @BigGameBoomer Lmao another ranking where you disrespect Clemson. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. 1 nationally in blocked kicks (six) and blocked punts (five) in 2019. Was one of the lead recruiters on nine BC signees, including four-star cornerback Clinton Burton. Healy has said before of West: I dont think theres a better defensive line coach in the country. He went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. 1 offense in college football by far. Mark Hudspeth improved the Rajin' Cajuns' win total from three to nine in his first year in charge, which started a four-year run of 9-4 finishes and a New Orleans Bowl victory each season. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. Bob Davie and Tyrone Willingham then went on to win only 58% of their games combined before Charlie Weis five years produced a 56% win rate. Every starter returns from last seasons secondary. Kentucky welcomed Stoops in 2013 but won just 12 games in three seasons. Sonny Dykes promoted Samples to associate head coach earlier this year. LSU had just three winning seasons in the entire decade coming into the 2000s, and then Saban won them a National Championship within three seasons. Dabo has lifted whatever Clemsoning curse was put on the Tigers and has won 81% of his games so far. Former Texas A&M starting quarterback; he beat out current Tennessee Titans starter Ryan Tannehill for the Aggies starting QB job. LSU paid Mickey Joseph $407,000 to coach its wide receivers in 2021. Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline has established himself as one of the best assistants in all of college football over the past few years. Assisted with Ohio States running backs and tight ends for three seasons in his role as a Buckeyes graduate assistant from 2017-19. Under Cains watch, Oklahoma outside linebacker Nik Bonitto broke out as a second-team All-American in 2020 and enters this season as one of the nations top defensive players. 1. Has been the lead recruiter on six on the 18 players that FSU has committed in its 2022 recruiting class, including four four-star recruits. After feeling his way around early in his Bulls tenure, Leipold went 24-10 in his last three seasons before landing this Kansas job. -- Junior Adams was Washington's original wide receivers coach on Kalen DeBoer's new staff, at $500,000 per year. Played a role in the Bulldogs ranking fourth in the SEC in total defense in 2020 (380.3 yards per game) after ranking 11th under the previous staff in 2019 (419.3 yards per game). Helped BCs defense improve by an average of 71 yards per game against conference opponents in 2020 (from 494 yards per game under the previous staff in 2019 to 422.8 yards per game last season). Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $580,000+ 6. He's led the program to four national championship games and two national Championship wins, a feat very few would have imagined all those years ago. In fact, it is a historically bad football program. Helped Iowa State compile a top-10 ranking in 2020 along with a Fiesta Bowl win over Oregon. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Interviewed for the Boston College coaching job two years ago and turned down the Tennessee coordinator job this past cycle. Is the eldest son of Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz, who also has been a head coach at UConn (1994-98), East Carolina (2005-09) and USF (2010-12). Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. Joker Phillips, NC State -- $415,000+21. Was a linebacker at Georgia (2009-12) and made 17 career starts for the Bulldogs. Holt was a great receiver for the Wolfpack. (Part one in the series was on Group of 5 and FCS head coaches; part two was on nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know.). From 1953 (when they joined the Big Ten) to 2006, they had two finishes in the AP Top 25. Under Williams, USC allowed just 216.3 passing yards per game last season, its lowest number since 2013. That 2019 Austin Peay defense ranked in the top 16 of the FCS in total defense (No. Prior to his first recruiting class in 2016, Oklahoma had not ranked in the top 10 in recruiting since 2010. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. As always, salaries based on publicly-available information, primarily theUSA Todaycoaching salary database. Oklahoma ranked 36th in the nation in EPA per play in 2014 while a team of pirates from East Carolina, led by none other than Lincoln Riley, finished 21st. at As long as we're asking humans to complete this fundamentally thankless task, there's room at the table for people who really know ball. If this were 2013, when Mack Brown was hobbling to the end of his very successful stint as the head coach of Texas, theres no way he would be this high. Landed two four-star defensive backs in that 2021 class. It's also, at the highest levels, quite profitable. Of those six, three were ranked 50th or lower last year. Brown has since come back with a vengeance. Scheelhaase was promoted to run game coordinator after last season. The future looks bright, as well, as they currently sit 24th on PFF's preseason ELO rankings. From Yale's Walter Camp to Alabama's Nick Saban, here are eight whose innovations or achievements have significantly impacted the sport over the past 15 decades. The Guy Morriss era was short and painful. Theyre listed alphabetically. Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. The Florida State dynasty of the late 1980s and 1990s produced 14 straight years where the team finished in the top five of the AP Poll under Bobby Bowden. Pasadena, CA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) runs in the second quarter against the Utah Utes during the 2022 Rose Bowl college football game at the Rose Bowl. In his first, he took Vallejo (Calif.) St. Patrick-St. Vincent to the playoffs in 2013 a year after the team finished 1-9. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+7. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. Fitzgerald has done a remarkable job in his 16 years at Northwestern, winning 57% of his games over that span. After all, coaches who win a seemingly endless number of games arent necessarily good, and those who lose games arent necessarily bad. Nate Scheelhassee, Iowa State -- $500,000+14. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. Other college position coaches who received mention: Josh Aldridge, Liberty defensive line coach; Matt Barnes, Ohio State secondary coach; Kelvin Bell, Iowa defensive line coach; Brian Braswell, Maryland offensive line coach; Elijah Brooks, Maryland running backs coach; Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech running backs coach; Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana co-OC/tight ends coach; Joe Graves, Georgia Southern tight ends coach/special teams coordinator; Tyler Grisham, Clemson wide receivers coach; Jim Harding, Utah offensive line coach; Jeremy Hawkins, Eastern Kentucky defensive line coach; Mark Hogan, Davidson safeties coach; Scott Huff, Washington offensive line coach; Chris Marve, Florida State linebackers coach; Gary McGraw, Sam Houston State cornerbacks coach/special teams coordinator; Slade Nagle, Tulane tight ends coach; Rod Ojong, Buffalo safeties coach; Clay Patterson, Minnesota tight ends coach; Lee Rousell, Nicholls offensive line coach; Eric Sanders, Stanford inside linebackers coach; DeRail Sims, Louisville running backs coach; Clint Sintim, Virginia defensive line coach; Omarr Smith, Morgan State secondary coach; Jeremy Springer, Marshall special teams coordinator; Cole Weeks, Troy running backs coach; Ron Whitcomb, Buffalo tight ends coach; Jeremiah Wilson, Akron secondary coach; Levar Woods, Iowa special teams coordinator.
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