4 in NAIA in scoring, total offense and passing offense. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time. Marion is an expert in the "Go-Go . These power rankings are adjusted based on coach, quarterback and the market each season. Interviewed for the job as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach before the Eagles hired Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. Leipold has shown that he can turn around a downtrodden program. 1. 16). Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. Cains 2019 James Madison special teams unit ranked No. You could make the case that Swinney is No. A veteran Power 5 head coach mentioned Hankton as someone he sees as a potential Group of 5 head-coach candidate. Had two All-Conference USA honorable mention selections in his first season at Louisiana Tech (Smoke Harris and Cee Jay Powell). Powledges 2019 Louisiana special teams crew also ranked first in the Sun Belt in kickoff-return defense and net punting. Landed two four-star defensive backs in that 2021 class. In-depth analysis. Was Greg Schianos first hire for his Rutgers staff. 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. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. 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. This upcoming weekend Alabama football is set to host multiple top recruits in the 2024 class on campus as head coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide gear up for another calendar year of. The QBE coaching staff over the years has included former D1 QB coach & Offensive Coordinator Brandon Doman, 10 year NFL QB Koy Detmer, Canadian . Was a three-year starting QB at Tulsa and was the 2010 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year with Chad Morris as his coordinator. After feeling his way around early in his Bulls tenure, Leipold went 24-10 in his last three seasons before landing this Kansas job. That netted him a $185,000 raise from what he earned at Oregon. 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. Even with Fisher serving as offensive coordinator, the team stumbled to three seven-win finishes in the last four years of the Bowden era. Founded in 2009 by Dustin Smith and Ty Detmer. 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. Also received interest for the Philadelphia Eagles running backs coach opening. He went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. As coordinator at Division II Albany (Ga.) State in 2017, his unit held opponents to an average of 287 yards per game. Indianapolis is making MAJOR moves, set to hire FootballScoop's reigning top special teams coordinator. 2 in the SEC in pass defense in its first season under Rushing and should be even better this fall. 25. 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. Samples, a former Oklahoma State and Houston wide receiver, currently is ranked among the top-15 recruiters in the country for the 2022 class. Jeff Monken, Army. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday October 26, 2019. In the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. Went 42-17 in five seasons as coach at Kansas Wesleyan, an NAIA school located about two hours from the University of Kansas. -- Brian Hartline made $105,000 as Ohio State's interim wide receivers coach in 2018. 11 in the AAC in total defense in 2018 (496.8 yards per game) and No. It feels like a long time ago, but Notre Dame had fallen on hard times after the dominant Lou Holtz era that spanned the late 80s and early 90s. Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. Considering those advancements were mostly made with other coaches' recruiting classes, those numbers are as impressive as it gets. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. The program ranks sixth in the same metric in the five years since he became head coach. Brantley came to play for the Hurricanes after being a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports out of Miami (Fla.) Northwestern. 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. Over the last two campaigns, Buffalo ranked fifth in EPA per rush in the FBS. They improved that ranking to 40th in 2018, 41st in 2019 and 14th last season. Under Williams, USC allowed just 216.3 passing yards per game last season, its lowest number since 2013. Has received interest for both college and NFL jobs in recent years, including from Notre Dame in 2019. Was hired as the replacement for Jon DeCoster, who now works for the Cleveland Browns. 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). What Campbell has done is nothing short of remarkable. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Also received interest for multiple NFL job openings. Let's rank the top 100 . 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. But Saban is still No. Hall) was a three-time finalist for FCS Defensive Player of the Year. 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. 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. He likely got more than that to leave for Miami. 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. Led a special teams unit that ranked second in the SEC in kick-return average (28.0). The future looks bright, as well, as they currently sit 24th on PFF's preseason ELO rankings. An ex-NFL defensive back who spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005 and 06. By Anthony Treash. 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. Liberty also was 15th in the country in average time of possession (32:58). at (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.). The Bulldogs were the only SEC team with multiple 50-plus-yard kick returns. 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). Yes, Alabama was already the college football program before Sabans arrival, but they were in a down period when they signed him. An ex-Stanford and NFL defensive back who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006. Such is the all-encompassing importance of the quarterback position. Nate Scheelhassee, Iowa State -- $500,000+14. Rejoined Will Healy in 2019 after one season at Minnesota. Has been a catalyst in Ohio State building whats regarded as the nations best wide receiver unit entering the 2021 season. Behind Greggs line, the Flames ran for a school-record 2,776 yards in 2020 and ranked No. It's a perfect process! 12). Before Oregon, Chance was part of Minnesota improving from No. Mario Cristobal continues to replenish the Hurricanes' staff. 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. From 2014 to 2017, the Gators offense ranked 120th in EPA per play that is not just bad, it is horrendous. Ryan Day has since named him the Buckeyes' full-time wideouts coach, but his salary is not yet public. Until Tom Allen, that is,who sits at 52%. Limited Ads. On Monday he will be coaching in the College Football Playoffs national championship game,. We must start with Franklin's time at Vanderbilt, where his 18-8 record in 2012 and 2013 is the best two-year mark since the 1920s. -- Ron Dugans signed a new deal in January; the $450,000 salary was his 2021 figure. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. Also is Boston Colleges defensive pass game coordinator. 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 | Previously assisted in the development of Molden, McDuffie and others as the Huskies assistant defensive backs coach. Is a former Ohio State grad assistant (2013-15) who assisted with players such as current Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. Currently ranked among the nations top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. Produced a first-team All-AAC selection in his first season at Memphis (OBryan Goodson). Quarterback Elite (QBE) is one of the premier QB & WR development programs in the nation headquartered in Utah. Not a single Indiana coach won more than 50% of his games since Bo McMillins run between 1934 and 1947. Tyler Grisham is a top 5, maybe top 3, WR coach in the entire country. He had 191 catches for 3,379 yards and 31 touchdowns in his four-year career. Fitzgerald has done a remarkable job in his 16 years at Northwestern, winning 57% of his games over that span. Ranked as the No. 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. Is the grandson of Lou Holtz. Of course, he was wildly successful in the years before his Buffalo tenure. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. If the QBs they coach perform at an elite level, though, all three will be on the fast track to coordinator gigs and rocket up future editions of this list. PFF's 2021 College Football Preview Magazine. There isnt a lot more to say about these two. Has been contacted about at least a couple of coordinator opportunities the past few years. 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. Also coached an all-conference tight end during that 2018 season (Dylan Stapleton). In fact, at $350,000, we've now found the low end of the high end among FBS position coaches. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. Returned to coaching in 2019 after two years working in the private sector. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+2. 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. Fickells record would surely have him higher on this list if it weren't for the fact that the Bearcats program has been wildly successful over the last couple of decades. Was under consideration for the Marshall coaching job before the hire of Charles Huff. He has gone 14-7 over the last two seasons, a mark that would have been much better if Indiana could have feasted on some non-conference opponents last year. 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. Turned down a Mountain West defensive coordinator job last year. George McDonald, Illinois -- $550,000+11. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. Whereas Nick Saban will always be Alabama's defensive backs coach in a wink-wink way, Lincoln Riley is actually Oklahoma's quarterbacks coach -- it says so right there on his bio. Ranked as one of the top recruiters in the Big 12 for the 2021 recruiting class. Rushing was contacted about several jobs this past cycle, including Alabama and Georgia, but decided to remain with A&M. The belief is that it wont be long before Bailey gets a big-time assistant job, whether its at Ohio State or elsewhere. 56 nationally in pass defense in 2019 (222.2 yards per game) to No. The Western Michigan program was trending way down when Fleck took over the program in 2013. Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. The Guy Morriss era was short and painful. Brennan Marion, Pitt WR coach. 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. Kentucky welcomed Stoops in 2013 but won just 12 games in three seasons. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. The Cougars also were first in the AAC in kick-return defense and net punting. College football rankings: 10 best wide receivers this season 10. Two of Simpsons cornerbacks were named second-team All-Conference USA last season (Brontae Harris and TD Marshall). They ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over 2014 and 2015. While Williams salary numbers arent public, a source told On3 that Williams is the highest-paid non-coordinator in the nation. Brennan Marion is one of the bright young minds in college football. 11:31 am ET. 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. Threw for 3,579 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior at A&M in 2009. Was hired to be Heupels running backs coach at UCF before then following Heupel to Tennessee as a senior analyst. Wright, who was promoted to co-coordinator this offseason, previously led the way as the Roadrunners broke multiple school records during his first season at UTSA in 2019. Was a reserve QB at Texas (2012-16) and played in 23 games as a snapper for field goals and extra points. Was a two-time Doak Walker Award finalist as a running back at Michigan and finished his Wolverines career (2004-07) as the programs leading career rusher (5,040 yards). Was a four-year starter at quarterback at Illinois (2010-13) and ranks seventh in Big Ten history in career total yardage (10,634 yards). In the past three years, four A&M defensive linemen have been selected in the first four rounds of the NFL draft. Brown has since come back with a vengeance. 1 in the Pac-12 last season (184.9 yards per game). Northwestern is not a historically good football program. At James Madison in 2019, Smith helped lead a defense that ranked No. In the end, nearly everybody is angry. 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. Lavine, a former walk-on, added 310 rushing yards. The program had won at least nine games in seven of eight seasons from 2007 to 2014 but had fallen by the end of the Tuberville years. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. Anyone who saw him play at N.C. State knew the Rams and the Greatest Show on Turf got something special. Is assisting with Ohio States quarterbacks after previously working with Brian Hartline and the Buckeyes wide receivers unit. Played three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. Is a former Sooners player (2000-01) and the younger brother of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom. The belief with some in the coaching world is that Samples could be this years Randall Joyner. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $375,000 10. 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. Ranked as the sixth-best recruiter in the Pac-12 for the 2021 recruiting cycle. The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. 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. Was the lead recruiter on five-star 2022 linebacker C.J. 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. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. From 1953 (when they joined the Big Ten) to 2006, they had two finishes in the AP Top 25. Under Hart, Stevie Scott was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2019 and 20. He rushed for 1,125 yards during the Fighting Irishs run to the College Football Playoff last season. Holt was a great receiver for the Wolfpack. 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. Has coached four top-10 kickoff-return units in his career. Addison is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award given to the top wide receiver in the country. Currently ranked among the nation's top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. A 26-year-old who has quickly established himself as one of the premier recruiters and top young coaches in the nation. 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. Without further ado, the list: 1. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. Has mentored a first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection each of his first three season with the Cyclones. Was a fourth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2009 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL. Arrived at Army as a quality control coach, then was promoted last year to tight ends coach. On this list for a second time, Duggan coached two of the ACC's best linebackers during his debut season with Boston College. Under Gideon, Houston ranked No. Also was Indianas associate head coach last year. Ole Miss, LSU and SMU competed for his services after the season before he ultimately decided to join Lane Kiffins staff at Ole Miss. Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. Has coached so well since arriving at West Point in 2014, he has passed 2 other . 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. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+7. There were only two new entries in our top 25 at this point 12 months ago. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. 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. (Running backs being the other.) 13 nationally and No. 1. 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). 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. 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. In his first, he took Vallejo (Calif.) St. Patrick-St. Vincent to the playoffs in 2013 a year after the team finished 1-9. According to Football Scoop, that man is Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver coach Cortez Hankton. 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. As Charlottes offensive coordinator in 2019, Atkins led a unit that ranked 28th nationally in yards per play (6.31). Shifted to wide receivers coach at USC in 2019 after spending 2018 as the Trojans tight ends coach. 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. Regarded as one of the best kickoff-return and special teams coaches in the country. Walter Camp, Yale (1888-92 . Before Monken took over in 2014, the team had put forward just one seven-win season since 2000. Thomas Stidham and Jim . Was promoted earlier this year to associate head coach. 2 nationally in total offense each of the past two seasons. Promoted to defensive pass game coordinator earlier this year. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6. Does FSU or any ACC power actually have options. 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. 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. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+6. 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. After moving from the Mountain West to the Pac-12 and starting 18-19 over the first three years, the Utes now have won at least nine games in five of the last six seasons, not including the shortened 2020 season. From 1892 to 2006, the team played in six bowl games. 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. In addition to the opportunity at Pitt, which is less than an hour from where Marion grew up in Greensburg, Pa., he also garnered interest for a Group of 5 coordinator opening this past cycle.

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