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To help develop Drake Maye and the Heels' quarterbacks, Mack Brown is bringing in one of the NFL's most accomplished quarterbacks coaches. Robinsons 2020 defensive line helped the Aggies finish No. Was promoted to run game coordinator for the Nittany Lions in 2020. At Sam Houston State, one of Wrights linemen (P.J. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,000 5. Assisted with Ohio States running backs and tight ends for three seasons in his role as a Buckeyes graduate assistant from 2017-19. That . You can safely assume it'll be above $105,000, though. Big 12 Baylor: Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood. 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. That includes Xavier Hutchinson, who emerged as a first-team all-conference player as a freshman under Scheelhaase in 2020. 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. But that is not the program Jimbo Fisher inherited in 2010. Again, there was a win decrease in his first season, as the Gophers went from nine wins to five in 2017, but a two-game improvement in 2018 foreshadowed an 11-2 season in 2019. Is the eldest son of Louisiana Tech coach Skip Holtz, who also has been a head coach at UConn (1994-98), East Carolina (2005-09) and USF (2010-12). A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Alvis Whitted, Wisconsin -- $400,00022. Samples, a former Oklahoma State and Houston wide receiver, currently is ranked among the top-15 recruiters in the country for the 2022 class. George McDonald, Illinois -- $550,000+11. 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. Had a second-team All-Sun Belt cornerback last season in his first year at Georgia State (Quavian White). Fitzgerald has done a remarkable job in his 16 years at Northwestern, winning 57% of his games over that span. The former Oklahoma quarterback and GA -- who turns 47 in April -- has been a Sooner for all but four years of his adult life. What Campbell has done is nothing short of remarkable. Former USC star wide receiver (2000-03) who left as the Trojans career leader in receptions. 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. Brocks special teams unit at Bowling Green in 2017 ranked in the top 20 nationally in kick-return defense (No. The Blazers won Conference USA in. Rushing was contacted about several jobs this past cycle, including Alabama and Georgia, but decided to remain with A&M. Let's rank the top 100 . Matt Simon, Minnesota -- $395,00023. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.2 yards per game). Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. Riley was hired as the Sooners' offensive coordinator in 2015, and East Carolina fell to 65th in EPA per play while Oklahoma rose to ninth. A former NFL receiver who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003-06. -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. 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. 16). The Cyclones' last four defenses rank eighth, 11th, 14th and 17th in EPA allowed per play among the 40 team seasons in the Big 12 since 2017. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $535,000 3. Meanwhile, Brown was 5 of 9 for 55.6%, 35 yards, 1 touchdown . 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) Was Greg Schiano's first hire for his Rutgers staff. Has helped Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright develop into a first-team All-Pac 12 selection and a projected early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. 9), punt-return average (No. 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. 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. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $580,000+ 6. Addison is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award given to the top wide receiver in the country. Theyve won 21 games in 11 years. Hicks, who committed to the Buckeyes in May. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday October 26, 2019. Whittingham has won 67% of his games in his 17 years as head coach for a program that was invisible for most of its history. 2 in the SEC in pass defense in its first season under Rushing and should be even better this fall. Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+ 7. Previously worked under Grinch at Washington State. Played three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. 2 out of ranking fatigue, but this is their rightful spot. (McClendon was set to follow Mario Cristobal to Miami before returning to Athens.). After a decent 7-7 start in 2018, the team is 21-4 over the last two seasons. 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. Just look at his top two wide receivers heading into the 2021 season. Dabo has lifted whatever Clemsoning curse was put on the Tigers and has won 81% of his games so far. 3 nationally in rush defense. Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. 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. Here's how the full list breaks down: 1. 25. 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. 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. At North Carolina Central, Mack posted a 31-15 record and was a finalist for the 2016 Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year award. Caleb Carbine worked previously with Gerad Parker at West Virginia. 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. Tyler Grisham is a top 5, maybe top 3, WR coach in the entire country. Has been working up at the college level since 2015 after two jobs as a high school coach. That netted him a $185,000 raise from what he earned at Oregon. 2016 New England Patriots (QB Coach/O-Cord) 14-2 Won Super Bowl 51 over ATL. 8 in 2019. 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. There isnt a lot more to say about these two. He won six national championships. Is the grandson of Lou Holtz. Some value accomplishments on the field above all else, while others may give greater weight to recruiting prowess or the possibility of future success. One could assume that Riley is just continuing the tradition of excellence left by Bob Stoops, but the Sooners experienced a big dip in offensive output in the mid-2010s. Hall) was a three-time finalist for FCS Defensive Player of the Year. Sure, there might be an inclination to not have them at No. Its always difficult to examine coaches through the prism of wins, losses and efficiency rankings. In his first season as Washingtons defensive backs coach, Harris was part of the Huskies improving from No. Hartline was the only non-coordinator among the 15 semifinalists for the 2020 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nations top assistant. 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. Coached one of the more productive tight ends in the SEC last season (Kenny Yeboah) after mentoring 2019 Freshman All-American Jalen Wydermyer at Texas A&M and Mackey Award finalist Albert Okwuegbunam at Missouri in 2018. Teams: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers. Was the lead recruiter on five-star 2022 linebacker C.J. 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. 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. Turned down a Mountain West defensive coordinator job last year. 1 Brian Hartline Wide Receivers Coach 6 Commits 96.41 82.05 2 Todd Bates Co-Defensive Coordinator 6 Commits 95.55 79.52 3 Karl Scott Defensive Backs Coach 10 Commits 93.94 79.14 4 Rodney. 4 in 2020 (398.5). Texas A&M ranked No. Justin Stepp, Arkansas -- $350,000, PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS:Offensive line | Running backs | Tight ends |Defensive line | Linebackers |Defensive backs | Special teams. Scheelhaase was promoted to run game coordinator after last season. Napier has even bettered Hudspeths mark. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Was a high school head coach at Friendship College Academy in Washington, D.C., for 10 seasons (2004-13). Founded in 2009 by Dustin Smith and Ty Detmer. 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. -- 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). Turned down NFL job opportunities this past coaching cycle. Over the last two campaigns, Buffalo ranked fifth in EPA per rush in the FBS. 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 secured commitments from five four-star recruits in the past two recruiting classes, including top-100 2022 prospect Derrick Moore. Of those six, three were ranked 50th or lower last year. Helped Iowa State compile a top-10 ranking in 2020 along with a Fiesta Bowl win over Oregon. Healy has said before of West: I dont think theres a better defensive line coach in the country. The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. 1 because the turnaround he pulled with this Clemson program is almost unheard of. Boston College is expected to hire former Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads, sources told FootballScoop on Friday. Went 42-17 in five seasons as coach at Kansas Wesleyan, an NAIA school located about two hours from the University of Kansas. But, as we'll explain below, there are reasons for that. The former offensive coordinator has produced the second-highest EPA per play figure in the Group of Five over the last two seasons, behind only UCF. Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. Was promoted earlier this year to associate head coach. Cains 2019 James Madison special teams unit ranked No. 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. Volatility is a hazard of the coaching business. Serves as Oklahomas associate head coach of offense in addition to being the Sooners tight ends and H-backs coach. Was promoted to associate head coach after last season. Brennan Marion is one of the bright young minds in college football. Thomas Cahill enjoyed mild success in the mid-1960s, going 23-7. 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. Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. Jeff Monken, Army. The first three used the Bearcats as a stepping stone for Power Five jobs, but Fickell has outlasted each of them and now goes into his fifth season. Was his fathers offensive coordinator at Miami Booker T. Washington from 2009-13 and then served as the teams coach in 2014 before being hired at FIU. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $550,000+ 6. Landed two four-star defensive backs in that 2021 class. There were only two new entries in our top 25 at this point 12 months ago. 2. The future looks bright, as well, as they currently sit 24th on PFF's preseason ELO rankings. 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. 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. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $675,0005. The Greatest Entertainers Of All Time. Lavine, a former walk-on, added 310 rushing yards. Has had a first-team All-Big Ten linebacker in each of his first two seasons at Ohio State Malik Harrison in 2019 and Pete Werner in 2020. 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. FSU has gone 14-20 in that period. Interviewed for the Alabama running backs coach opening this past coaching cycle. The Stoops era of Kentucky football is a case study in not giving up too soon on a coach when you are not a national power. Allen led the team to a 32nd-place finish in his one year as defensive coordinator in 2016 and sits at 28th over the last two seasons. Roman Sapolu, Fresno State, O-line Coach/Run Game Coordinator (28): One of the best young offensive line coaches in college football, Sapolu earned a dual promotion this offseason to. That includes 2020 Jim Thorpe Award winner Trevon Moehrig, who was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the second round of this years NFL draft. And thats what Clemson was: a good program left stranded in the shadow of some of their conference mates, far away from ever being a national power. He landed one of the. -- Another notable name missing is Miami's Josh Gattis. Interviewed for the Boston College coaching job two years ago and turned down the Tennessee coordinator job this past cycle. 1. College football rankings: 10 best wide receivers this season 10. 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. Jan 18, 2022. Mario Williams Where he plays: USC 2021 stats: 35 rec, 380 yards, 4 TD Williams was a reliable fixture for Oklahoma a year. Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. 14) and interceptions (No. Also was Indianas associate head coach last 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. These power rankings are adjusted based on coach, quarterback and the market each season. And thats what makes Allens tenure so impressive. Has helped Oklahoma go from last in the Big 12 in total defense in 2018 to second in 2019 and third in 2020. After all, coaches who win a seemingly endless number of games arent necessarily good, and those who lose games arent necessarily bad. Freakin superstar was the feedback from one LSU staffer. 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. 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. Was a four-year starter at quarterback for USF (1999-2002). Was the lead recruiter for the Trojans on five-star 2022 cornerback Domani Jackson, who committed to USC in January. He rushed for 1,125 yards during the Fighting Irishs run to the College Football Playoff last season. 1 in the FCS. Taylor, who was promoted to run game coordinator for Notre Dame last year, was looked at during the South Alabama and Buffalo coaching searches. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. Before Oregon, Chance was part of Minnesota improving from No. 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 | 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. The Best Athletes Of All Time. Has coached 11 All-American offensive linemen throughout his career. In 2021, he returns a team talented enough to win ISUs first conference title. Oklahoma ranked 36th in the nation in EPA per play in 2014 while a team of pirates from East Carolina, led by none other than Lincoln Riley, finished 21st. Yes, Alabama was already the college football program before Sabans arrival, but they were in a down period when they signed him. 5. 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. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. Isaiah McDuffie (a sixth-round pick) ranked fifth nationally in. At Alabama, he worked with players such as 2018 first-round NFL draft pick Daron Payne and 2019 first-round selection Quinnen Williams. Worked under current Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule at Baylor and Temple. Ole Miss, LSU and SMU competed for his services after the season before he ultimately decided to join Lane Kiffins staff at Ole Miss. Breaking news. 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. 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. This list is booty cheeks. A 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. Has received NFL interest each of the past two years. Their rushing efficiency stands out for a program like this theyre 14th in the Power Five in EPA per rush over the last three seasons, a mightily impressive figure. The wide receiver position at Miami has been a loaded spot for the 'Canes since Eddie Brown signed with The U out of Miami Senior High School . In fact, McMillan and Allen are the only two coaches in the program's history who can boast such win totals. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+6. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. 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. He likely got more than that to leave for Miami. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. 2023 On3 Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. 1 or No. 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. 11:31 am ET. With free agency around the corner, players rated how teams treated them off the field: for better or for worse. The Rich Brooks era was longer yet still just as painful. 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 . The Rockets lurched back to 5-5-1 the year after under Gary Pinkel. 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). Anyone who saw him play at N.C. State knew the Rams and the Greatest Show on Turf got something special. That 2019 Austin Peay defense ranked in the top 16 of the FCS in total defense (No. 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. Behind Greggs line, the Flames ran for a school-record 2,776 yards in 2020 and ranked No. In addition to his work with the Colts and St. Thomas High, he has been a Nike Elite 11 quarterbacks coach. A former All-Big 12 tight end at OU who played five seasons in the NFL. Also received interest for multiple NFL secondary coach openings. Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 53.6 percent of their passes vs. TCU during that span. Leipold has shown that he can turn around a downtrodden program.

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