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. Northwestern is not a historically good football program. 11:31 am ET. On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+6. 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. Kentucky welcomed Stoops in 2013 but won just 12 games in three seasons. 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. Of course, he was wildly successful in the years before his Buffalo tenure. Previously worked under Grinch at Washington State. Posted 130 catches in six NFL seasons, including 47 catches for 754 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie. The Top 25 Head Coaches in College Football History Is a former Sooners player (2000-01) and the younger brother of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom. 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. Viewed as a rising star inside the Ohio State building and outside of it as well. Toledo had gone 6-5 in 1989 before Saban took over for one year and led them to 9-2. PFF's 2021 College Football Preview Magazine. A 26-year-old who has quickly established himself as one of the premier recruiters and top young coaches in the nation. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. In his second season as the offensive coordinator at St. Ambrose (an NAIA school in Davenport, Iowa), Drinkalls offense ranked No. An ex-Stanford and NFL defensive back who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006. It's also, at the highest levels, quite profitable. Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. The defense has improved by leaps and bounds under Allen, who came to the school as a defensive coordinator in 2016. 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. 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. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. 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. A note: We limited the list to coaches under 45 and did not include anyone who is already an offensive or defensive co-coordinator at the Power 5 level, which is why you wont see guys such as Glenn Schumann (Georgia), Jon Sumrall (Kentucky) or Brian Williams (Maryland) despite their names coming up several times during the information-gathering process. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. 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. 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. Billy Gonzales, Florida -- $632,000+ 5. And we have a history of Saban turning around other programs. 8 in 2019. Addison is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award given to the top wide receiver in the country. In 2021, he returns a team talented enough to win ISUs first conference title. 2 out of ranking fatigue, but this is their rightful spot. He was Auburns recruiting coordinator in 2019 in addition to being the Tigers secondary coach. Top 50 Wide Receiver Coaches In College Football - Twitter Michigan replaced Gattis by moving Ron Bellamy from safeties to wide receivers. LSU paid Mickey Joseph $407,000 to coach its wide receivers in 2021. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. 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. It feels so long ago now, but Clemsoning was a real thing, and the program could never get over the hump. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports. Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+ 7. 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. Hankton netted a $300,000 raise to become the highest-paid wide receivers coach in the industry. Has coached four top-10 kickoff-return units in his career. The Blazers won Conference USA in. Breaking news. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,0005. The Rich Brooks era was longer yet still just as painful. After feeling his way around early in his Bulls tenure, Leipold went 24-10 in his last three seasons before landing this Kansas job. 13 nationally and No. 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. Caleb Carbine worked previously with Gerad Parker at West Virginia. Here's what coaches look for in a great wideout. Brown has since come back with a vengeance. 1 nationally (both FBS and FCS) with nine blocked kicks and set a Colonial Athletic Association record with 27 made field goals by Ethan Ratke. 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. Marion is an expert in the "Go-Go . Samples, a former Oklahoma State and Houston wide receiver, currently is ranked among the top-15 recruiters in the country for the 2022 class. 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. Was promoted to associate head coach after last season. FSU has gone 14-20 in that period. And thats what makes Allens tenure so impressive. "In life I would never advise anyone to be where they are not wanted," he sent in a text to his players on his way to Coral Gables. Indianapolis is making MAJOR moves, set to hire FootballScoop's reigning top special teams coordinator. Under Hart, Stevie Scott was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2019 and 20. As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. Derrick Nix, Ole Miss -- $500,000+11. Has received interest for both college and NFL jobs in recent years, including from Notre Dame in 2019. 1 or No. 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 . 1 offense in college football by far. -- Coordinators (or co-coordinators) not included in this list (because they're coordinators or co-coordinators): Clemson's Jeff Scott ($1 million), Michigan's Josh Gattis ($900,000), Nebraska's Troy Walters ($700,000), South Carolina's Bryan McClendon ($675,000), Mississippi State's Luke Getsy ($600,000), Florida's Billy Gonzales ($577,000) and NC State's George McDonald ($368,000). Miami Hurricanes Passing Statistics Must Improve, Starting with Spring 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. Yes, Alabama was already the college football program before Sabans arrival, but they were in a down period when they signed him. Then, after coming back from the NFL, Saban took over a Michigan State program that had gone 19-26 in the four years before his arrival and shepherded them to a 34-24-1 record during his tenure. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. In 2019, Bowman helped Austin Peay win its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1977. Has been the lead recruiter on six on the 18 players that FSU has committed in its 2022 recruiting class, including four four-star recruits. Jan 18, 2022. Other college position coaches who received mention: Josh Aldridge, Liberty defensive line coach; Matt Barnes, Ohio State secondary coach; Kelvin Bell, Iowa defensive line coach; Brian Braswell, Maryland offensive line coach; Elijah Brooks, Maryland running backs coach; Tashard Choice, Georgia Tech running backs coach; Michael Desormeaux, Louisiana co-OC/tight ends coach; Joe Graves, Georgia Southern tight ends coach/special teams coordinator; Tyler Grisham, Clemson wide receivers coach; Jim Harding, Utah offensive line coach; Jeremy Hawkins, Eastern Kentucky defensive line coach; Mark Hogan, Davidson safeties coach; Scott Huff, Washington offensive line coach; Chris Marve, Florida State linebackers coach; Gary McGraw, Sam Houston State cornerbacks coach/special teams coordinator; Slade Nagle, Tulane tight ends coach; Rod Ojong, Buffalo safeties coach; Clay Patterson, Minnesota tight ends coach; Lee Rousell, Nicholls offensive line coach; Eric Sanders, Stanford inside linebackers coach; DeRail Sims, Louisville running backs coach; Clint Sintim, Virginia defensive line coach; Omarr Smith, Morgan State secondary coach; Jeremy Springer, Marshall special teams coordinator; Cole Weeks, Troy running backs coach; Ron Whitcomb, Buffalo tight ends coach; Jeremiah Wilson, Akron secondary coach; Levar Woods, Iowa special teams coordinator. 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. For what it's worth, Gattis made $525,000 while coaching the Crimson Tide's wide receivers in 2018. 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). Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+ 7. Thomas Stidham and Jim . 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. Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. Had two All-Conference USA honorable mention selections in his first season at Louisiana Tech (Smoke Harris and Cee Jay Powell). #625 of 880. Powledges 2019 Louisiana special teams crew also ranked first in the Sun Belt in kickoff-return defense and net punting. Worked under current Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule at Baylor and Temple. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. From high school to college, Bowden remained loyal to football. The program ranks sixth in the same metric in the five years since he became head coach. Led a special teams unit that ranked second in the SEC in kick-return average (28.0). The former Oklahoma quarterback and GA -- who turns 47 in April -- has been a Sooner for all but four years of his adult life. Also was Indianas associate head coach last year. Fisher quickly got the program back on track, though, winning 78% of his games and bringing home a National Championship. 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. 3), net punting (No. section: | slug: ranking-the-top-25-power-five-college-football-coaches-entering-the-2022-season | sport: collegefootball | route: article_single.us | Prior to his first recruiting class in 2016, Oklahoma had not ranked in the top 10 in recruiting since 2010. Chip Kelly contract: UCLA's sixth-year coach extended after leading Isaiah McDuffie (a sixth-round pick) ranked fifth nationally in. Aided by Gonzales and his group, TCU has finished No. Was a reserve QB at Texas (2012-16) and played in 23 games as a snapper for field goals and extra points. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. Was hired to be Heupels running backs coach at UCF before then following Heupel to Tennessee as a senior analyst. Woodson has been the lead recruiter on three highly ranked FSU 2022 commits. Josh McDaniels Coaching Rsum. 1 thus far for the 2022 class. Despite having to use different offensive line configurations in six of FSUs nine games last season, Atkins group paved the way for the Seminoles to post their highest rushing average since 2016 (199.9 yards per game). Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 53.6 percent of their passes vs. TCU during that span. He interviewed for the South Alabama head coach job this past cycle and has interviewed for NFL wide receivers coach openings with the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Ron Dugans, Florida State -- $450,00015. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. Its always difficult to examine coaches through the prism of wins, losses and efficiency rankings. You could make the case that Swinney is No. Had a second-team All-Sun Belt cornerback last season in his first year at Georgia State (Quavian White). Age: 60. College Football Transfer Portal 2023 Rankings: 15 Best Wide Receivers A former NFL receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003-06. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. 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. College football's rising stars: The 30Under30 for 2020 - 247Sports Mario Williams Where he plays: USC 2021 stats: 35 rec, 380 yards, 4 TD Williams was a reliable fixture for Oklahoma a year. As coordinator at Division II Albany (Ga.) State in 2017, his unit held opponents to an average of 287 yards per game. Just as importantly if not more Army had lost a record 12 straight to eternal rival Navy before Monken arrived. 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. When we ranked Power Five college football coaches last year, there wasn't much change in the top 25. A 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers. Alabama interviewed Powledge this past cycle. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. There were also multiple Power Five programs (one in the Big 12 and one in the Pac-12) that inquired with Johnson about quarterbacks coach jobs this past cycle. The Bulldogs were the only SEC team with multiple 50-plus-yard kick returns. 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. 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. 1. The highest-paid quarterbacks coach in college football will make $8.05 million this year. What Campbell has done is nothing short of remarkable. Previously assisted in the development of Molden, McDuffie and others as the Huskies assistant defensive backs coach. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+7. And this is precisely why Dabo could be seen as more successful than Saban the Clemson program is not an important program in college footballs history, unlike the Crimson Tide. Justin Stepp, Arkansas -- $350,000, PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS:Offensive line | Running backs | Tight ends |Defensive line | Linebackers |Defensive backs | Special teams. Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday October 26, 2019. Is one of the latest coaching stars to emerge from the tree of former. Has been one of the lead recruiters on 10 four-star players that the Gators have landed the past three years. After a slow 4-8 start in his first year, Fickell is now 31-6 in the last three seasons, rivaling Brian Kellys 33-6 three-year stretch. Has secured commitments from five four-star recruits in the past two recruiting classes, including top-100 2022 prospect Derrick Moore. Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+7. Ranking college football's 10 best head coaches in 2022 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. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+ 2. When Buffalo came back to Division I-A football in 1999, they embarked on a journey of countless losses. 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. Limited Ads. In the past three years, four A&M defensive linemen have been selected in the first four rounds of the NFL draft. Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 season. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10.