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. 2 nationally in total offense each of the past two seasons. Is a former Sooners player (2000-01) and the younger brother of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom. Fisher quickly got the program back on track, though, winning 78% of his games and bringing home a National Championship. Was a fourth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2009 NFL Draft and played seven seasons in the NFL. 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. Was Greg Schianos first hire for his Rutgers staff. Breaking news. (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.). 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. 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. If you haven't yet checked out our ranking of Power Five coaches outside the top 25, you can catch up here. Serves as Oklahomas associate head coach of offense in addition to being the Sooners tight ends and H-backs coach. The Cougars also were first in the AAC in kick-return defense and net punting. They improved that ranking to 40th in 2018, 41st in 2019 and 14th last season. Volatility is a hazard of the coaching business. His team constantly made it to the Top 5 rankings for record-breaking 14 seasons! Has mentored a first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection each of his first three season with the Cyclones. Northwestern is not a historically good football program. 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. The venerated Frank J. Howard he of famous rock only led Clemson to six top-25 finishes in his 30 years, pairing that with a 58% win rate. 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. At James Madison in 2019, Smith helped lead a defense that ranked No. George McDonald, Illinois -- $550,000+11. Brian Early has been a part of the Houston staff since 2019 and was at Arkansas State previously. -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. Every starter returns from last seasons secondary. 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. Has helped Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright develop into a first-team All-Pac 12 selection and a projected early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. Also is a respected special teams coordinator. 2017 New England Patriots (QB Coach/O-Cord) 13-3 Lost Super Bowl 52 to PHI. Has been one of the lead recruiters on 10 four-star players that the Gators have landed the past three years. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. Was set to be FIUs offensive coordinator this season but decided to join Gus Malzahns staff at UCF. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.2 yards per game). 15 Best College Football Coaches of All Time Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. 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. Also was Indianas associate head coach last year. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $400,000 7. After a decent 7-7 start in 2018, the team is 21-4 over the last two seasons. Monken has not only surpassed those seven wins four times in seven years but hes also added two double-digit winning seasons. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. That includes a 40-8 mark from 2015-18, the best four-year run in program history. Turned down a job offer from Michigan this offseason. The highest-paid quarterbacks coach in college football will make $8.05 million this year. Former USC star wide receiver (2000-03) who left as the Trojans career leader in receptions. Texas A&M ranked No. A 3-4 season in the Covid-shortened 2020 campaign put a slight damper on Fleck's progress, so 2021 is a big year for him. 8 in 2019. 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Has coached multiple all-conference and future NFL running backs, including Miles Sanders at Penn State and Charles Sims and Wendell Smallwood at West Virginia. Former Texas A&M starting quarterback; he beat out current Tennessee Titans starter Ryan Tannehill for the Aggies starting QB job. Three potential candidates for Texas' WR coach - Longhorns Wire Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater was already somewhat of a national power at that level when Leipold took over the team in 2007, but his 109-6 record with the team is still truly remarkable. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Napier has even bettered Hudspeths mark. 1 recruiter in the country in 2020 and is No. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. From 1953 (when they joined the Big Ten) to 2006, they had two finishes in the AP Top 25. Turned down a Mountain West defensive coordinator job last year. Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. One is five-star cornerback Travis Hunter, rated as the nations No. Joyner was SMUs defensive line coach from 2018 through last season. Was promoted earlier this year to associate head coach. Toledo had gone 6-5 in 1989 before Saban took over for one year and led them to 9-2. Just as importantly if not more Army had lost a record 12 straight to eternal rival Navy before Monken arrived. That came after East Carolina broke multiple records in 2018 with Wright, including the AAC record for tackles for loss in a game (15) and the conference record for tackles for loss in a season (105). Has received NFL interest each of the past two years. Under Powledge, Baylor tied for first nationally last season with five kick returns of at least 40 yards. The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. Not a single Indiana coach won more than 50% of his games since Bo McMillins run between 1934 and 1947. Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. During his oneyear as the Tornadoes coach, Harris led the team to a 14-0 record, a state title, a No. Franklin has performed just as well with the Nittany Lions. Produced 48 all-conference players during his seven seasons as an offensive coordinator at West Georgia and West Alabama, including two All-American offensive linemen at West Georgia (Harley Vaughan and Austin Kastl). In 2021, he returns a team talented enough to win ISUs first conference title. 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. 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. Woodson has been the lead recruiter on three highly ranked FSU 2022 commits. Has played a large role in setting up Texas A&M to have one of the best defenses in the country this season. Big 12 Baylor: Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood. Justin Stepp, South Carolina -- $475,00015. 1 in the FCS. 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 Smiths first season at Virginia Tech, cornerback Dorian Strong developed into a Freshman All-American. Steve Spurrier, Jr., Mississippi State -- $390,000+, -- Notable names missing: Ike Hilliard (Auburn), Keary Colbert (Florida), Jacob Peeler (Missouri), Fontel Mines (Virginia Tech), Brennan Marion (Texas), Taylor Stubblefield (Penn State), Adam Henry (Indiana), Garrick McGee (Purdue), Joel Filani (Washington State). Has been interviewed for multiple FBS head-coach openings, including South Alabama this past cycle. Two of Simpsons cornerbacks were named second-team All-Conference USA last season (Brontae Harris and TD Marshall). 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 the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. Was a high school head coach at Friendship College Academy in Washington, D.C., for 10 seasons (2004-13). These power rankings are adjusted based on coach, quarterback and the market each season. 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.