However, he fell to a combined 15-22 over his last three seasons, more in line with what Louisiana is as a program they had two seasons in their history above the 9-4 mark before Napier took the program in 2018. Under Harris, FIU running back DVonte Price developed into one of the nations most productive running backs last season (116.2 yards per game) and a potential early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. Had a second-team All-Sun Belt cornerback last season in his first year at Georgia State (Quavian White). Currently ranked among the nation's top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. Regarded as one of the best kickoff-return and special teams coaches in the country. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. 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. Just look at his top two wide receivers heading into the 2021 season. Syndication Montgomery. The headliners are preseason All-Americans Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave, who has evolved from a three-star recruit into a first-round 2022 draft prospect under Hartlines coaching. 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. Has played a large role in setting up Texas A&M to have one of the best defenses in the country this season. A former college baseball player at UC Davis, Gonzalez got his first opportunity as a football coach in 2007 and has been at TCU since 2012, working and learning under one of the top defensive minds in the country in Gary Patterson. 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. 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. With free agency around the corner, players rated how teams treated them off the field: for better or for worse. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. We are now in Position 8 of 9 in our series examining the highest-paid position coaches in college football, and for just the second time we've found a position where the low end does not hit the $400,000 mark. 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. Turned down a Mountain West defensive coordinator job last year. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. At East Carolina, end Nate Harvey was the AAC Defensive Player of the Year under Wright. After the championship-winning year of 2013, the FSU offenses that ranked 38th nationwide in EPA per play under his watch dropped down to 107th in the three years since he left. Promoted to defensive pass game coordinator earlier this year. 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. Ranked as the No. Courtney Hawkins, Michigan State -- $425,00020. Has helped Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright develop into a first-team All-Pac 12 selection and a projected early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $535,000 3. He then led Waynesboro Area (Pa.) to a share of the league title a year after finishing 0-10. 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. UAB has finished in the top-10 nationally in total defense in each of Simpsons two seasons as cornerbacks coach. 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. Age: 60. After feeling his way around early in his Bulls tenure, Leipold went 24-10 in his last three seasons before landing this Kansas job. Was part of an Indiana staff that transformed the Hoosiers program from 23 losing records in a 24-year period to back-to-back winning seasons in 2019 and 20, including a 6-1 mark in Big Ten play last fall. Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday October 26, 2019. Kentucky has been a hard team to win with, but Stoops has seemingly transformed them from bottom-feeders to a mid-table team with a chance to upset the apple cart and win the East every once in a while. 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. Volatility was profitable for college football's elite wide receivers coaches in 2021. Theyve won 21 games in 11 years. Hes helped an offense that ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over the last two Fedora years to a ninth-place finish over the past two seasons. Smith, who filled in as the Hokies defensive play-caller during a 45-24 win over NC State, was promoted to defensive pass game coordinator earlier this year. Simmons is one of two coaches to coach two Biletnikoff winners Michael Crabtree and Dede Westbrook and the Sooners' passing game has been one of the nation's best during his tenure. 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.
Ranking college football's 10 best head coaches in 2022 Has been one of the lead recruiters on eight top-50 overall recruits that Ohio State has landed in its past three classes, including two quarterbacks and three five-star wide receivers. 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. 3 nationally in rush defense. Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. He won six national championships. Josh McDaniels Coaching Rsum. 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 . Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $400,000 7. Leipold has shown that he can turn around a downtrodden program.
Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 - PFF Former Texas A&M starting quarterback; he beat out current Tennessee Titans starter Ryan Tannehill for the Aggies starting QB job. Has been Georgias pass game coordinator since 2019. Josh Gattis, Michigan -- $900,000* 2. Was part of helping Liberty go 10-1 in 2020. Led a special teams unit that ranked second in the SEC in kick-return average (28.0). Mario Williams Where he plays: USC 2021 stats: 35 rec, 380 yards, 4 TD Williams was a reliable fixture for Oklahoma a year. Of those six, three were ranked 50th or lower last year. Was set to be FIUs offensive coordinator this season but decided to join Gus Malzahns staff at UCF. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $535,000 3. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. Brian Early has been a part of the Houston staff since 2019 and was at Arkansas State previously. There isnt a lot more to say about these two. From 2016 to the present day, this is the No. The Cougars also were first in the AAC in kick-return defense and net punting. Worked at West Georgia with three other current Flames coaches (defensive coordinator Scott Symons, defensive line coach Josh Aldridge and cornerbacks coach Rickey Hunley).
Ranking the Top 25 coaches in college football in 2022 Part of that was Miami having to throw the football while being down, but it's still lower than what it probably should have been. Was an FCS All-American linebacker at Stony Brook as a player (2006-10) and was named to the Big South Conference All-Decade Team. 11 in 2019 (467.5) to No. Hall) was a three-time finalist for FCS Defensive Player of the Year. Turned down a job offer from Michigan this offseason. His 2020 Ole Miss special teams unit ranked 17th nationally in kick-return defense and 23rd in kick-return average. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6.
College Football's Top 25 Wide Receiver Corps for 2022 Brocks special teams unit at Bowling Green in 2017 ranked in the top 20 nationally in kick-return defense (No.
The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2021 Jerry Rice. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. Interviewed for the job as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach before the Eagles hired Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. In his first season as Washingtons defensive backs coach, Harris was part of the Huskies improving from No. Mickey Joseph, Nebraska -- $600,000+9. Has been one of the lead recruiters on six of the Scarlet Knights 14 commitments, including the primary recruiter on three four-star pledges. Alvis Whitted, Wisconsin -- $400,00022. NFL-style clock rules could come to college football, but the most extreme proposal will not. PFF's 2021 College Football Preview Magazine. That came after Powledges 2019 return man at Louisiana (Raymond Calais) earned first-team all-conference honors and led the Sun Belt in kick-return average. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $375,000 10. Was Greg Schianos first hire for his Rutgers staff. One of the best WR in college football history is Torry Holt.
The Top 25 Head Coaches in College Football History Sonny Dykes promoted Samples to associate head coach earlier this year. 25. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. New hire replaces Marc Vottler following Vottler's hiring at Ohio State. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. During his oneyear as the Tornadoes coach, Harris led the team to a 14-0 record, a state title, a No. Has been working up at the college level since 2015 after two jobs as a high school coach. To help develop Drake Maye and the Heels' quarterbacks, Mack Brown is bringing in one of the NFL's most accomplished quarterbacks coaches. In fact, at $350,000, we've now found the low end of the high end among FBS position coaches. Holtz won 76% of his games in South Bend. In Smiths first season at Virginia Tech, cornerback Dorian Strong developed into a Freshman All-American. 1. Has been the primary recruiter on five Virginia Tech 2022 commits, including four-star running back Ramon Brown and four-star cornerback Cam Johnson. Has helped Oklahoma go from last in the Big 12 in total defense in 2018 to second in 2019 and third in 2020. As a new season approaches, let's take a moment to compare Saban's accomplishments -- and those of other active coaches -- to the best of college football's modern times. 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). Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 season. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,000 5. 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. The Blazers won Conference USA in. There were only two new entries in our top 25 at this point 12 months ago.
As Charlottes offensive coordinator in 2019, Atkins led a unit that ranked 28th nationally in yards per play (6.31). After a decent 7-7 start in 2018, the team is 21-4 over the last two seasons. 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. Has been heavily pursued for college and NFL jobs in recent years. Joyner was SMUs defensive line coach from 2018 through last season. That's right, Day has . Also is a respected special teams coordinator. Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave were first-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft, but there's zero concern about the receiving corps in Columbus. 4) and punt-return defense (No. Has secured commitments from five four-star recruits in the past two recruiting classes, including top-100 2022 prospect Derrick Moore. After serving as a little-used backup in 2019, Bentley broke out in his first season under Samples and led the AAC with 913 rushing yards in 2020. GIF ALT 1. Kelsey is in his first season an offensive analyst at Tennessee after a year as the wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator at Gardner-Webb. Was brought to Ohio State by former Buckeyes and current Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who remains high on Bailey. Threw for 3,579 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior at A&M in 2009. We also shouldnt forget his sterling 60% win rate as head coach of Mississippi State, where he took over a program that had only gone 21-38 in the five previous years under Sylvester Croom. Jay Johnson, Michigan State -- $1.35 million 2. 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. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. 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. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,0005. Every starter returns from last seasons secondary. Monken has not only surpassed those seven wins four times in seven years but hes also added two double-digit winning seasons. 2 out of ranking fatigue, but this is their rightful spot. Was a four-year starter at quarterback for USF (1999-2002). Was a quarterback at Oklahoma (2006-08) when Heupel was the Sooners quarterbacks coach, then got his start in coaching under Heupel as a support staffer at Oklahoma from 2009-14. (Obviously, Gattis is also an offensive coordinator.) At Sam Houston State, one of Wrights linemen (P.J. This list is booty cheeks. Braden Layer is set to return to the Gators after spending 2022 at Dayton. Texas A&M ranked No. 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. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+ 4. Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. The Best Athletes Of All Time. The Guy Morriss era was short and painful. Fitzgerald has done a remarkable job in his 16 years at Northwestern, winning 57% of his games over that span. Founded in 2009 by Dustin Smith and Ty Detmer. 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. Ryan Day (42), Ohio State 23-2 (.920) in two-plus seasons: You know, 23-2 isn't a bad way to start a head coaching career, especially when the two losses are in the CFP. 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). Healy has said before of West: I dont think theres a better defensive line coach in the country. He rushed for 1,125 yards during the Fighting Irishs run to the College Football Playoff last season. 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 | Was contacted about an FBS special teams coordinator job this past cycle but opted to stay at James Madison. A protege of Texas A&M coordinator Mike Elko, Santucci was a grad assistant at Wake Forest under Elko (2014-15), an analyst under Elko at Notre Dame (2017) and Texas A&M (2018) and now is in his second season back with Elko as the Aggies linebackers coach. Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 53.6 percent of their passes vs. TCU during that span. Already has worked in a few Power 5 conferences and has coordinator experience at the FCS level (Southern Utah). Kodi Burns, Auburn -- $350,000 10. Before Ohio State, Bailey spent two years as a recruiting analyst at Notre Dame. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $410,000 7. Ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big 12 for the 2021 recruiting class.
College football's rising stars: The 30Under30 for 2020 - 247Sports Sure, there might be an inclination to not have them at No. Woodson has been the lead recruiter on three highly ranked FSU 2022 commits. Now hes revamped the Texas A&M program, going 26-10 in three seasons and coming off a 9-1 season with huge aspirations for a national title hunt in 2021. 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. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Helped Rutgers tie for second in the Big Ten with 19 takeaways last season,almost double what the Scarlet Knights tallied in 2019 (10) despite playing four fewer games. In fact, it is a historically bad football program. Coastal Carolina has only graced the FBS for four years, but it has improved every season, culminating in a ludicrous 11-1 record last fall thanks to a full-scale offensive transformation. 11 in the AAC in total defense in 2018 (496.8 yards per game) and No. Got his first FBS opportunity as a grad assistant at Alabama and consistently receives rave reviews from those who worked around him with the Crimson Tide. Has worked with coaches such as Syracuse coach Dino Babers, Orange offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and Kent State coach Sean Lewis. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know. Here are the 25 best college football coaches in America heading into the 2022 season. He had 191 catches for 3,379 yards and 31 touchdowns in his four-year career. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+ 2. 2 nationally in total offense each of the past two seasons. George McDonald, Illinois -- $550,000+11. When we ranked Power Five college football coaches last year, there wasn't much change in the top 25. The highest-paid quarterbacks coach in college football will make $8.05 million this year. At Alabama, he worked with players such as 2018 first-round NFL draft pick Daron Payne and 2019 first-round selection Quinnen Williams. He lost the first two rival games in 2014 and 2015 to make it 14 straight but has since won four of the last five. Thomas Cahill enjoyed mild success in the mid-1960s, going 23-7. Also has worked and learned under Billy Napier at Louisiana, one of the nations top up-and-coming head coaches. Went 42-17 in five seasons as coach at Kansas Wesleyan, an NAIA school located about two hours from the University of Kansas. And we have a history of Saban turning around other programs. Prior to his first recruiting class in 2016, Oklahoma had not ranked in the top 10 in recruiting since 2010. A rise this rapid from the FCS ranks is almost unheard of. 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.
Chip Kelly contract: UCLA's sixth-year coach extended after leading A 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers. 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. Justin Stepp, South Carolina -- $475,00015. Has coached so well since arriving at West Point in 2014, he has passed 2 other . Robinsons 2020 defensive line helped the Aggies finish No. Mario Cristobal continues to replenish the Hurricanes' staff. Let's rank the top 100 . 1 because the turnaround he pulled with this Clemson program is almost unheard of. Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. The greatest coach in college football history wonders aloud how the SEC could possibly be so cruel to the Crimson Tide. 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. Interviewed for the Boston College coaching job two years ago and turned down the Tennessee coordinator job this past cycle. Holt was a great receiver for the Wolfpack. 1 nationally in blocked kicks (six) and blocked punts (five) in 2019. That's largely due to the return of Jaxon Smith-Njigba,. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. 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). Breaking news. 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.
Ranking the top 25 Power Five college football coaches entering the Liberty also was 15th in the country in average time of possession (32:58). PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Has received interest for both college and NFL jobs in recent years, including from Notre Dame in 2019. They ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over 2014 and 2015. Was one of the lead recruiters on nine BC signees, including four-star cornerback Clinton Burton. 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. Former USC star wide receiver (2000-03) who left as the Trojans career leader in receptions. Is seen in the coaching world as someone who will be a coordinator in the near future. Between Craig Cirbus, Jim Hofher, Turner Gill and Jeff Quinn, the team won 3.25 games per season on average. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one.
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