Thats not good enough at Notre Dame. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. Produced a first-team All-AAC selection in his first season at Memphis (OBryan Goodson). Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,0005. 11 in the AAC in total defense in 2018 (496.8 yards per game) and No. Its always difficult to examine coaches through the prism of wins, losses and efficiency rankings. Power Rankings are PFFs NCAA power ratings based on weekly player grades in each facet of play. Ole Miss, LSU and SMU competed for his services after the season before he ultimately decided to join Lane Kiffins staff at Ole Miss. Monken has not only surpassed those seven wins four times in seven years but hes also added two double-digit winning seasons. Jan 18, 2022. 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. Napier has even bettered Hudspeths mark. The opportunity to win games was the biggest factor here. Another stint in the NFL led to the Alabama job, where he has won six National Championships. Hankton netted a $300,000 raise to become the highest-paid wide receivers coach in the industry. 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. UAB has finished in the top-10 nationally in total defense in each of Simpsons two seasons as cornerbacks coach. The Best Athletes Of All Time. The Guy Morriss era was short and painful. Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. 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. Former USC star wide receiver (2000-03) who left as the Trojans career leader in receptions. After feeling his way around early in his Bulls tenure, Leipold went 24-10 in his last three seasons before landing this Kansas job. Landed two four-star defensive backs in that 2021 class. Was the lead recruiter for the Trojans on five-star 2022 cornerback Domani Jackson, who committed to USC in January. Also has worked and learned under Billy Napier at Louisiana, one of the nations top up-and-coming head coaches. 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. 1 offense in college football by far. Had two All-Conference USA honorable mention selections in his first season at Louisiana Tech (Smoke Harris and Cee Jay Powell). Holmon Wiggins, Alabama -- $575,000+11. Kentucky welcomed Stoops in 2013 but won just 12 games in three seasons. 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. Currently ranked among the nations top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. 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. Was promoted to run game coordinator for the Nittany Lions in 2020. His 2020 Ole Miss special teams unit ranked 17th nationally in kick-return defense and 23rd in kick-return average. A former All-Big 12 tight end at OU who played five seasons in the NFL. 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. Made a big-time impression with people at LSU during his one season on the Tigers staff. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. Under Powledge, Baylor tied for first nationally last season with five kick returns of at least 40 yards. 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. Viewed as a rising star inside the Ohio State building and outside of it as well. 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. Ranked as the sixth-best recruiter in the Pac-12 for the 2021 recruiting cycle. New hire replaces Marc Vottler following Vottler's hiring at Ohio State. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. Bud Wilkinson. Marion is an expert in the "Go-Go . 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. 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. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $410,000 7. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. And we have a history of Saban turning around other programs. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. Turned down a Mountain West defensive coordinator job last year. Transfer Portal 2023 Rankings: Wide Receivers. The belief with some in the coaching world is that Samples could be this years Randall Joyner. As coordinator at Division II Albany (Ga.) State in 2017, his unit held opponents to an average of 287 yards per game. Before Monken took over in 2014, the team had put forward just one seven-win season since 2000. 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.. Jerry Rice. The former Buffalo Bulls head coach is set to take over a program that has been a shambles since the end of the Mark Mangino era. There are a whole lot of top teams that could've used some wide receiver help through the transfer portal last year - looking your way, Alabama . Indianapolis is making MAJOR moves, set to hire FootballScoop's reigning top special teams coordinator. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. Torry Holt had a great NFL career with the St. Louis Rams. #625 of 880. 2 overall player in the On3 2022 rankings. But Saban is still No. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000*3. 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). Let's rank the top 100 . Was promoted earlier this year to associate head coach. 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. His 64 catches led the Big 12. LSU paid Mickey Joseph $407,000 to coach its wide receivers in 2021. If you haven't yet checked out our ranking of Power Five coaches outside the top 25, you can catch up here. Prior to his first recruiting class in 2016, Oklahoma had not ranked in the top 10 in recruiting since 2010. They improved that ranking to 40th in 2018, 41st in 2019 and 14th last season. Special teams coordinators, in theory, coach nearly every player on the roster, and they're responsible for all 11 players on the field at a given time. 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. Mario Cristobal continues to replenish the Hurricanes' staff. Justin Stepp, South Carolina -- $475,00015. 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. 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. 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. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Fitzgerald has done a remarkable job in his 16 years at Northwestern, winning 57% of his games over that span. Arrived at Army as a quality control coach, then was promoted last year to tight ends coach. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. Age: 60. Under West, Alex Highsmith ranked in the top five nationally in sacks and tackles for loss in 2019. 1. 56 nationally in pass defense in 2019 (222.2 yards per game) to No. PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. Already has worked in a few Power 5 conferences and has coordinator experience at the FCS level (Southern Utah). 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. 382 votes. 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. On Monday he will be coaching in the College Football Playoffs national championship 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. Interviewed for the Boston College coaching job two years ago and turned down the Tennessee coordinator job this past cycle. 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. But those were the high points until Monken turned the program around. 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). Every starter returns from last seasons secondary. 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. As a player, Simpson was a starting cornerback at South Alabama in 2010 and 11, when current UAB coach Bill Clark was the Jaguars defensive coordinator. The Blazers won Conference USA in. College football rankings: 10 best wide receivers this season 10. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. When we ranked Power Five college football coaches last year, there wasn't much change in the top 25. As Charlottes offensive coordinator in 2019, Atkins led a unit that ranked 28th nationally in yards per play (6.31). Has coached 11 All-American offensive linemen throughout his career. Is a highly respected and connected figure in south Florida. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. 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. 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. 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. Also received interest for the Philadelphia Eagles running backs coach opening. The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. 1. After going 3-9 in his first year as Iowa State head coach in 2016, Campbell has won 63% of his games in Ames, with three eight-plus-win seasons in his five years. 12-4. 12), pass efficiency defense (No. The Rockets lurched back to 5-5-1 the year after under Gary Pinkel. 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. The greatest coach in college football history wonders aloud how the SEC could possibly be so cruel to the Crimson Tide. He was Auburns recruiting coordinator in 2019 in addition to being the Tigers secondary coach. 5. Turned down NFL job opportunities this past coaching cycle. Behind Greggs line, the Flames ran for a school-record 2,776 yards in 2020 and ranked No. Brantley came to play for the Hurricanes after being a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports out of Miami (Fla.) Northwestern. Lonnie Galloway, North Carolina -- $440,000+19. Scored a big early recruiting win at Auburn, playing a role in getting standout cornerback Roger McCreary to return for his senior season instead of leaving for the NFL. Jay Johnson, Michigan State -- $1.35 million 2. Rejoined Will Healy in 2019 after one season at Minnesota. These power rankings are adjusted based on coach, quarterback and the market each season. Was a linebacker at Georgia (2009-12) and made 17 career starts for the Bulldogs. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know. 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. Has produced at least one first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection in each of the past five seasons. Within a four-day period in July, he landed two of the top-ranked recruits in SMU program history five-star wide receiver Jordan Hudson and four-star safety Chace Biddle. 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). That . Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. Currently ranked among the nation's top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. He went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,000 5. Founded in 2009 by Dustin Smith and Ty Detmer. Has received NFL interest each of the past two years. Was a leader in the recruitment of recent LSU tight end commit Mason Taylor, the son of former NFL star Jason Taylor. Bob Sutton won 10 games in 1996. Led a special teams unit that ranked second in the SEC in kick-return average (28.0). Northwestern is not a historically good 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. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. 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. It feels so long ago now, but Clemsoning was a real thing, and the program could never get over the hump. Derrick Nix, Ole Miss -- $500,000+11. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. Played three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. A former NFL receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003-06. And thats what makes Allens tenure so impressive. 9 in 2019 (184.2). After recording just four carries in 2019, Williams has developed into one of the best running backs in the country under Taylors watch. Its a future that Dawg fans can only dream of because Smart is still only a one-time SEC champion and zero-time national champion. Woodson has been the lead recruiter on three highly ranked FSU 2022 commits. Mario Williams Where he plays: USC 2021 stats: 35 rec, 380 yards, 4 TD Williams was a reliable fixture for Oklahoma a year. Here's what coaches look for in a great wideout. Ranking the 20 best head coaches in college football Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday October 26, 2019. 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 | Joyner was SMUs defensive line coach from 2018 through last season. Among them were sacks per game (2.2) and tackles for loss per game (8.0). at 2 in the SEC in pass defense in its first season under Rushing and should be even better this fall. Before Oregon, Chance was part of Minnesota improving from No. Jordan Addison has become a bona fide star under Marion at Pitt. -- Another notable name missing is Miami's Josh Gattis. Braden Layer is set to return to the Gators after spending 2022 at Dayton. 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. Not a single Indiana coach won more than 50% of his games since Bo McMillins run between 1934 and 1947. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.2 yards per game). Here's how the full list breaks down: 1. From 1892 to 2006, the team played in six bowl games. What Campbell has done is nothing short of remarkable. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Billy Gonzales, Florida -- $632,000+ 5. Has been working up at the college level since 2015 after two jobs as a high school coach. Taylor, who was promoted to run game coordinator for Notre Dame last year, was looked at during the South Alabama and Buffalo coaching searches. 3), net punting (No. Volatility was profitable for college football's elite wide receivers coaches in 2021. 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). Healy has said before of West: I dont think theres a better defensive line coach in the country. 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. 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. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. Nate Scheelhassee, Iowa State -- $500,000+14. FSU has gone 14-20 in that period. 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. Has coached so well since arriving at West Point in 2014, he has passed 2 other . Contributed to A&M improving from 29th nationally in total defense in 2019 to ninth in 2020. Kelly has won 72% of his games with the Golden Domers to go along with an incredible four-year run at Cincinnati that saw him win 34 of 40 games, three years at Central Michigan where he produced the school's first double-digit-win season since 1979 and a 118-52-2 mark with Grand Valley State that culminated in two Division II Championship titles. 1 because the turnaround he pulled with this Clemson program is almost unheard of. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. (Obviously, Gattis is also an offensive coordinator.) Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. David Johnson, Tennessee -- $505,000 4. As a player, Wright was an All-American defensive lineman at Texas and was one of the leaders of the Longhorns 2005 national championship team. Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 season. Ron Dugans, Florida State -- $450,00015. Over the last two campaigns, Buffalo ranked fifth in EPA per rush in the FBS. 2. Breaking news. 4) and punt-return defense (No. Highest-Paid OC/QB Coaches: 1. For what it's worth, Gattis made $525,000 while coaching the Crimson Tide's wide receivers in 2018. You can safely assume it'll be above $105,000, though. George McDonald, Illinois -- $550,000+11. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. 13 nationally and No. 2016 New England Patriots (QB Coach/O-Cord) 14-2 Won Super Bowl 51 over ATL. Another Trojans cornerback, Olaijah Griffin, finished with the third-highest Pro Football Focus grade for 2020 among Pac-12 corners. Assuming 2020 was just a blip and not the beginning of a downward trend, Franklin has proven himself to be one of the top coaches in college football. The Western Michigan program was trending way down when Fleck took over the program in 2013. Led by Wright and his group, UTSA ranked No. Previously assisted in the development of Molden, McDuffie and others as the Huskies assistant defensive backs coach. Flying above or below program expectations was the most important point when putting this list together. 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. Aided by Gonzales and his group, TCU has finished No. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. He won six national championships. A 26-year-old who has quickly established himself as one of the premier recruiters and top young coaches in the nation. Was a four-year starter at quarterback for USF (1999-2002).

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