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. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. Florida State offensive line coach Alex Atkins, Recent jobs: FSU (2020-present), Charlotte offensive coordinator (2019), Tulane offensive line coach (2016-18), Boston College defensive backs coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim, Recent jobs: BC (2020-present), UMass defensive coordinator (2019), Maryland cornerbacks/defensive backs coach (2016-18), Alabama assistant director of player personnel/analyst (2014-15), Ohio State offensive quality control coach Keenan Bailey, Recent jobs: Ohio State quality control coach (2019-present), Ohio State offensive intern (2016-18), Houston running backs coach Marquel Blackwell, Recent jobs: Houston running backs coach (2020-present), Houston co-coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2019), West Virginia running backs coach (2018), Toledo running backs coach (2016-17), Marshall cornerbacks coach Dominique Bowman, Recent jobs: Marshall (2021), Austin Peay co-coordinator/secondary coach (2019-20), UT-Martin secondary coach/assistant head coach (2017-18), Mississippi State special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Matt Brock, Recent jobs: Mississippi State (2020-present), Washington State special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach (2018-19), Bowling Green special teams/linebackers coach (2016-17), Texas Tech inside linebackers coach (2014-15), 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), James Madison special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Grant Cain, Recent jobs: James Madison (2019-present), Mercer special teams coordinator/inside linebackers coach (2013-18), Oklahoma outside linebackers/defensive ends coach Jamar Cain, Recent jobs: Oklahoma (2020-present), Arizona State defensive line coach (2019), Fresno State defensive line coach (2017-18), North Dakota State defensive ends coach (2014-16), Recent jobs: Oregon (2020-present), Minnesota cornerbacks coach (2019), Oregon defensive analyst (2018), Southern Utah defensive coordinator (2016-17), Vanderbilt defensive quality control coach (2013-15), Recent jobs: USC (2018-present), USC quality control assistant (2016-17), Alabama analyst (2014-15), Recent jobs: Army (2019-present), Kansas Wesleyan head coach (2014-18), St. Ambrose University offensive coordinator (2012-13), Recent jobs: Auburn (2021), Houston cornerbacks coach (2019-20), Louisiana cornerbacks coach (2018), Western Carolina outside linebackers coach (2016-17), Oklahoma tight ends/H-backs coach Joe Jon Finley, Recent jobs: Oklahoma (2021), Ole Miss tight ends coach/pass game coordinator (2020), Texas A&M tight ends coach (2019), Missouri tight ends coach (2016-18), Recent jobs: Texas (2021), Ole Miss special teams coordinator (2020), Houston special teams coordinator/nickel backs coach (2019), Georgia State cornerbacks coach (2018), Western Carolina secondary coach/defensive pass game coordinator (2016-17), Recent jobs: TCU safeties coach (2018-present), TCU cornerbacks coach (2015-17), TCU defensive graduate assistant (2012-14), Recent jobs: Liberty (2019-present), West Georgia offensive coordinator (2014-18), West Alabama offensive coordinator/offensive line coach (2008-13), Recent jobs: Tennessee (2021), UCF quarterbacks coach (2020), UCF offensive analyst (2019), Missouri analyst (2016), Georgia wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton, Recent jobs: Georgia (2018-present), Vanderbilt wide receivers coach (2015-17), Dartmouth wide receivers coach (2012-14), UCF co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach Tim Harris, Recent jobs: UCF (2021), FIU running backs coach (2015-20), Recent jobs: Washington secondary coach (2020-present), Washington assistant defensive backs coach (2018-19), San Jose State secondary coach (2016-17), Dixie State secondary coach (2015), Recent jobs: Michigan (2021), Indiana running backs coach (2017-20), Syracuse running backs coach (2016), Western Michigan running backs coach (2014-15), Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline, Recent jobs: Ohio State wide receivers coach (2018-present), Ohio State graduate assistant (2017), Louisiana Tech inside wide receivers coach Trey Holtz, Recent jobs: Louisiana Tech (2020-present), Ohio State graduate assistant (2017-19), Indianapolis Colts offensive quality control coach Jerrod Johnson, Recent jobs: Colts (2019-present), Houston St. Thomas High offensive coordinator (2017-18), UCF co-coordinator/quarterbacks coach G.J. The Rich Brooks era was longer yet still just as painful. Torry Holt had a great NFL career with the St. Louis Rams. A rise this rapid from the FCS ranks is almost unheard of. Currently ranked among the nations top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. How did they climb so high, so quickly? There isnt a lot more to say about these two. Is a former Sooners player (2000-01) and the younger brother of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom. Has coached so well since arriving at West Point in 2014, he has passed 2 other . Was UCFs quarterbacks coach last season after working as an analyst in 2019. 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. 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. The wide receiver position at Miami has been a loaded spot for the 'Canes since Eddie Brown signed with The U out of Miami Senior High School . Has been interviewed for multiple FBS head-coach openings, including South Alabama this past cycle. The best record over that timeframe stands at a meager 3-9. 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). 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.2 yards per game). 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. Ranked as a top-10 recruiter nationally for the 2019 class and currently is ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big Ten for the 2022 class. Meanwhile, Brown was 5 of 9 for 55.6%, 35 yards, 1 touchdown . 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. 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. Interviewed for the Alabama running backs coach opening this past coaching cycle. at As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. UAB has finished in the top-10 nationally in total defense in each of Simpsons two seasons as cornerbacks coach. He was Auburns recruiting coordinator in 2019 in addition to being the Tigers secondary coach. 11 in 2019 (467.5) to No. When Ed Orgeron was fired and the staff was changed over, LSU paid a premium to pluck Cortez Hankton, still buzzed from the championship champagne, away from Georgia. Brennan Marion, Pitt WR coach. You could almost pick anybody on the Bears ' fall camp roster at the receiver position to team up with Goodley (5-foot-10, 220 pounds) and Baylor. Went 42-17 in five seasons as coach at Kansas Wesleyan, an NAIA school located about two hours from the University of Kansas. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: collegefootball | pageType: stories | In his second season as the offensive coordinator at St. Ambrose (an NAIA school in Davenport, Iowa), Drinkalls offense ranked No. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,0005. From high school to college, Bowden remained loyal to football. Was a linebacker at Georgia (2009-12) and made 17 career starts for the Bulldogs. Woodson has been the lead recruiter on three highly ranked FSU 2022 commits. Brocks special teams unit at Bowling Green in 2017 ranked in the top 20 nationally in kick-return defense (No. #625 of 880. Even with Fisher serving as offensive coordinator, the team stumbled to three seven-win finishes in the last four years of the Bowden era. Played three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Was hired to be Heupels running backs coach at UCF before then following Heupel to Tennessee as a senior analyst. That netted him a $185,000 raise from what he earned at Oregon. Kinne, Recent jobs: UCF (2021), Hawaii offensive coordinator (2020), Philadelphia Eagles special projects assistant (2019), Arkansas offensive analyst (2018), Recent jobs: Tennessee (2021), Rice offensive coordinator (2018-20), North Carolina Central head coach (2014-17), Recent jobs: Pitt (2021), Hawaii wide receivers coach (2020), William & Mary offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2019), Howard offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2017-18), Oklahoma Baptist running backs coach (2016), Arizona State quality control coach (2015), Tennessee senior offensive analyst Matt Merritt, Recent jobs: Tennessee (2021), James Madison running backs coach (2019-20), Elon running backs coach/special teams coordinator (2017-18), Oklahoma inside linebackers coach Brian Odom, Recent jobs: Oklahoma (2019-present), Missouri outside linebackers coach (2017-18), Washington State defensive quality control coach (2015-16), Georgia State cornerbacks coach Cory Peoples, Recent jobs: Georgia State (2020-present), Georgia Southern cornerbacks coach (2018), Albany State defensive coordinator (2017), Recent jobs: Memphis (2020-present), Liberty linebackers coach (2019), Alabama graduate assistant (2017-18), Baylor special teams coordinator/safeties coach Matthew Powledge, Recent jobs: Baylor (2020-present), Louisiana special teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach (2018-19), ULM special teams coordinator/tight ends coach (2016-17), Florida linebackers coach Christian Robinson, Recent jobs: Florida (2018-present), Mississippi State graduate assistant (2017), Ole Miss graduate assistant (2015-16), Texas A&M defensive line coach Elijah Robinson, Recent jobs: Texas A&M (2018-present), Baylor defensive line coach (2017), Temple defensive line coach (2014-16), Texas A&M defensive backs coach TJ Rushing, Recent jobs: Texas A&M (2020-present), Memphis secondary coach/defensive pass game coordinator (2018-19), Arizona State secondary coach (2016-17), Recent jobs: SMU running backs coach (2020-present), SMU offensive assistant (2019), Texas offensive analyst/on-campus recruiter (2018), Texas A&M linebackers coach Tyler Santucci, Recent jobs: Texas A&M (2020-present), Wake Forest (2019), Texas A&M analyst (2018), Notre Dame analyst (2017), Texas State linebackers coach (2016), Iowa State running backs/wide receivers coach Nate Scheelhaase, Recent jobs: Iowa State (2018-present), Illinois analyst (2016-17), Illinois running backs coach (2015), Penn State running backs coach JaJuan Seider, Recent jobs: Penn State (2018-present), Florida running backs coach (2017), West Virginia running backs coach (2013-16), LSU offensive graduate assistant Derek Shay, Recent jobs: LSU (2020-present), McNeese State tight ends coach (2019), Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive line coach (2017-18), Recent jobs: UAB cornerbacks coach (2019-present), UAB analyst/grad assistant (2016-18), South Alabama quality control coach (2014-15), Virginia Tech cornerbacks coach Ryan Smith, Recent jobs: Virginia Tech (2020-present), James Madison safeties coach (2019), Elon secondary coach (2017-18), Penn State graduate assistant (2015-16), Notre Dame running backs coach Lance Taylor, Recent jobs: Notre Dame (2019-present), Carolina Panthers wide receivers coach (2017-18), Stanford running backs coach (2014-16), Recent jobs: Ohio (2021), LSU analyst (2020), Cleveland Browns quality control coach (2019), New York Jets pro personnel intern (2018), Oklahoma graduate assistant (2015-17), Ohio State linebackers coach Al Washington, Recent jobs: Ohio State (2019-present), Michigan linebackers coach (2018), Cincinnati defensive line coach (2017), Boston College assistant (2012-16), Charlotte co-coordinator/defensive line coach Marcus West, Recent jobs: Charlotte (2019-present), Minnesota defensive line pass rush specialist (2018), Austin Peay co- coordinator/defensive line coach (2016-17), Recent jobs: USC (2020-present), Oregon cornerbacks coach (2018-19), Nebraska cornerbacks coach (2017), Arizona cornerbacks coach (2016), San Jose State secondary coach/recruiting coordinator (2013-15), Florida State secondary coach Marcus Woodson, Recent jobs: Florida State (2020-present), Auburn secondary coach (2018-19), Memphis secondary coach (2016-17), Fresno State secondary coach (2014-15), UTSA co-coordinator/defensive line coach Rod Wright, Recent jobs: UTSA (2019-present), East Carolina defensive line coach (2018), Sam Houston State defensive line coach (2014-17). Ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big 12 for the 2021 recruiting class. 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. Tettleton, a former record-setting quarterback at Ohio (2009-13) and the son of former major league catcher Mickey Tettleton, was hired as the Bobcats running backs coach in late July. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000*3. Sonny Dykes promoted Samples to associate head coach earlier this year. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. Kodi Burns, Auburn -- $350,000 10. 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. Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $400,000 7. 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. Helped Iowa State compile a top-10 ranking in 2020 along with a Fiesta Bowl win over Oregon. Coaches consistently have mentioned him the past couple years as someone they expect to be a head coach and a good one at some point in the not-too-distant future. Is the grandson of Lou Holtz. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time. 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. 1. Their rushing efficiency stands out for a program like this theyre 14th in the Power Five in EPA per rush over the last three seasons, a mightily impressive figure. The Blazers won Conference USA in. Volatility is a hazard of the coaching business. 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. Lavine, a former walk-on, added 310 rushing yards. Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel. In 2019, Pro Football Focus two highest-graded safeties were from Gonzales group Moehrig and ArDarius Washington. And Penn States 4-5 season in 2020 is the only reason why hes as low on this rankings list, as he went an astounding 42-11 from 2016 to 2019. Serves as Oklahomas associate head coach of offense in addition to being the Sooners tight ends and H-backs coach. Rushing was contacted about several jobs this past cycle, including Alabama and Georgia, but decided to remain with A&M. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. That includes a 40-8 mark from 2015-18, the best four-year run in program history. Kelly, who is widely known as one of the top innovators in the rise of the spread offense in college football, helped the Bruins rack up 503.6 yards per game and 7.01 yards per play, both of which . These college football head coach rankings are a shoutout to the underdog and the unwanted, a chance to recognize those who might not be in the national spotlight but deserve their moment for clawing their programs up from the depths and steering it toward a new, compelling future. He likely got more than that to leave for Miami. Since 2016, the Utes have been the best defense in the conference, posting a cumulative -0.149 EPA allowed per play in those five seasons. 4 in NAIA in scoring, total offense and passing offense. Ranked as the No. His last team, the 1958 squad, went 8-0-1 and represented the end of the great Army football program of yesteryear. 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. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. (Running backs being the other.) Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. He went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. 2 ranking nationally from USA Today and was a finalist for U.S. Army All-American National Coach of the Year. Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $400,000 7. In the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. Has helped Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright develop into a first-team All-Pac 12 selection and a projected early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. Franklin has performed just as well with the Nittany Lions. If you haven't yet checked out our ranking of Power Five coaches outside the top 25, you can catch up here. Contributed to Southern Utah winning the Big Sky championship in 2017 with a defense that forced 29 turnovers and ranked third in the conference in scoring defense. Being groomed by new Tennessee coach Josh Heupel, whose UCF offenses ranked No. Let's rank the top 100 . Has secured commitments from five four-star recruits in the past two recruiting classes, including top-100 2022 prospect Derrick Moore. Allen led the team to a 32nd-place finish in his one year as defensive coordinator in 2016 and sits at 28th over the last two seasons. Ryan Day has since named him the Buckeyes' full-time wideouts coach, but his salary is not yet public. Promoted to defensive pass game coordinator earlier this year. He'll earn $250,000 in 2022, per the 2-year deal he signed upon joining the Wolverine staff from Michigan's West Bloomfield High School. A 3-4 season in the Covid-shortened 2020 campaign put a slight damper on Fleck's progress, so 2021 is a big year for him. Here's what coaches look for in a great wideout. Currently ranked among the nation's top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. Has been the primary recruiter on five Virginia Tech 2022 commits, including four-star running back Ramon Brown and four-star cornerback Cam Johnson. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. Produced 48 all-conference players during his seven seasons as an offensive coordinator at West Georgia and West Alabama, including two All-American offensive linemen at West Georgia (Harley Vaughan and Austin Kastl). -- Another notable name missing is Miami's Josh Gattis. Was a reserve QB at Texas (2012-16) and played in 23 games as a snapper for field goals and extra points. (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.). Not a single Indiana coach won more than 50% of his games since Bo McMillins run between 1934 and 1947. FSU has gone 14-20 in that period. 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. Under Halzle, UCF QB Dillon Gabriel led the nation in passing yards per game (357.0) last season. Fitzgerald has done a remarkable job in his 16 years at Northwestern, winning 57% of his games over that span. Chadwell arrived at Coastal Carolina from Charleston Southern, where he won two of the school's three conference championships and clinched the program's only two playoff berths. Jan 18, 2022. Returned to coaching in 2019 after two years working in the private sector. He is repeatedly hitting home runs on the recruiting front and is breeding high-upside players into elite-level route-runners. 12) and punt-return defense (No. Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Two of Simpsons cornerbacks were named second-team All-Conference USA last season (Brontae Harris and TD Marshall). It's also, at the highest levels, quite profitable. 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.. Under Powledge, Baylor tied for first nationally last season with five kick returns of at least 40 yards. Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+ 7. Has helped Oklahoma go from last in the Big 12 in total defense in 2018 to second in 2019 and third in 2020. But instead of kicking him to the curb, the program stayed with him and has gone 23-14 in the last three years, the team's best three-year stint since the mid-1970s. After feeling his way around early in his Bulls tenure, Leipold went 24-10 in his last three seasons before landing this Kansas job. Joyner was SMUs defensive line coach from 2018 through last season. #35 of 1,316. Played a big role behind the scenes last season at Ole Miss, contributing to a Rebels offense that ranked third nationally in total offense (555.5 yards per game) and seventh in passing offense (344.9 ypg). From 1892 to 2006, the team played in six bowl games. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+ 2. George Pickens, who suffered a torn ACL during the spring, is viewed in the NFL scouting world as a potential Day 2 pick. Was Greg Schianos first hire for his Rutgers staff. Has received NFL interest each of the past two years. At Sam Houston State, one of Wrights linemen (P.J. That's when Fleck headed to Minnesota to rebuild the Gophers. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. 1 nationally in blocked kicks (six) and blocked punts (five) in 2019. Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 season. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $410,000 7. 20). The Best Athletes Of All Time. 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. 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. Abdul-Rahim was contacted about a Power 5 defensive coordinator job and at least one SEC secondary coach opening this past cycle. Transfer Portal 2023 Rankings: Wide Receivers. The feel in the coaching world is that Odom likely would be a top contender for the Oklahoma coordinator job if Alex Grinch leaves for a head-coaching opportunity. His team constantly made it to the Top 5 rankings for record-breaking 14 seasons! The Joker Phillips era might as well not have happened. Sure, there might be an inclination to not have them at No. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. The former offensive coordinator has produced the second-highest EPA per play figure in the Group of Five over the last two seasons, behind only UCF. Has recruited and coached players like DeMarvin Leal, a former five-star recruit who could be a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. Under West, Alex Highsmith ranked in the top five nationally in sacks and tackles for loss in 2019. Brantley came to play for the Hurricanes after being a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports out of Miami (Fla.) Northwestern.
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