2019 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 2018 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 8-3. As long as we're asking humans to complete this fundamentally thankless task, there's room at the table for people who really know ball. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four 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. In his second season as the offensive coordinator at St. Ambrose (an NAIA school in Davenport, Iowa), Drinkalls offense ranked No. He was Auburns recruiting coordinator in 2019 in addition to being the Tigers secondary coach. 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. A Texas graduate, he is married with three children and lives outside Fort Worth, Texas. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $375,000 10. 20). Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+ 7. -- Nate Scheelhasse coaches Iowa State's running backs and wide receivers. 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. Its unfair, but its hard to hold two fluke comebacks against him not that hes totally off the hook for those two Bama losses but he has surpassed Mark Richts 74% win rate with his 79% win rate in six years. 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. Limited Ads. Aided by Merritt, James Madison ranked sixth in the FCS in rushing offense last season (232.6 yards per game) and 10th in 2019 (242.9 yards per game). That . 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. 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. 2 ranking nationally from USA Today and was a finalist for U.S. Army All-American National Coach of the Year. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. Highest-Paid OC/QB Coaches: 1. Pasadena, CA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) runs in the second quarter against the Utah Utes during the 2022 Rose Bowl college football game at the Rose Bowl. Since 2006, theyve had five. Was a four-year starter at quarterback for USF (1999-2002). 11:31 am ET. Is the grandson of Lou Holtz. From 1892 to 2006, the team played in six bowl games. 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. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. A rise this rapid from the FCS ranks is almost unheard of. 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). After recording just four carries in 2019, Williams has developed into one of the best running backs in the country under Taylors watch. 1. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. 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). Breaking news. Currently ranked among the nations top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. 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. Dabo has lifted whatever Clemsoning curse was put on the Tigers and has won 81% of his games so far. 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. LSU paid Mickey Joseph $407,000 to coach its wide receivers in 2021. Being groomed by new Tennessee coach Josh Heupel, whose UCF offenses ranked No. 1. As always, salaries based on publicly-available information, primarily theUSA Todaycoaching salary database. On Monday he will be coaching in the College Football Playoffs national championship game,. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. Marion is an expert in the "Go-Go . Theyve won 21 games in 11 years. Was part of helping Liberty go 10-1 in 2020. 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. Sure, there might be an inclination to not have them at No. 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). -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. The Elite Quarterback Training Program. Left after the season to take an analyst position at Oregon, then returned to the Ducks two years later to be the Ducks cornerbacks coach. Bill Clark, UAB He's amid one of the most underrated coaching jobs in this generation of college football, leading UAB back from the brink of extinction. The defense has improved by leaps and bounds under Allen, who came to the school as a defensive coordinator in 2016. 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. His team constantly made it to the Top 5 rankings for record-breaking 14 seasons! Posted 130 catches in six NFL seasons, including 47 catches for 754 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie. Jul 6, 2021 Replying to @BigGameBoomer Lmao another ranking where you disrespect Clemson. Every starter returns from last seasons secondary. He landed one of the. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Was hired as the replacement for Jon DeCoster, who now works for the Cleveland Browns. Aided by Gonzales and his group, TCU has finished No. It feels so long ago now, but Clemsoning was a real thing, and the program could never get over the hump. 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. 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. Robinsons 2020 defensive line helped the Aggies finish No. 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. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. Walter Camp, Yale (1888-92 . On3 is a registered trademark of On3 Media, Inc. nine non-Power 5 coordinators you need to know. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. Brocks special teams unit at Bowling Green in 2017 ranked in the top 20 nationally in kick-return defense (No. Under Williams, USC allowed just 216.3 passing yards per game last season, its lowest number since 2013. That includes a 40-8 mark from 2015-18, the best four-year run in program history. 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. 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. -- Ron Dugans signed a new deal in January; the $450,000 salary was his 2021 figure. In fact, McMillan and Allen are the only two coaches in the program's history who can boast such win totals. Just look at his top two wide receivers heading into the 2021 season. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. The best record over that timeframe stands at a meager 3-9. Here are the 25 best college football coaches in America heading into the 2022 season. Thomas Stidham and Jim . -- Junior Adams was Washington's original wide receivers coach on Kalen DeBoer's new staff, at $500,000 per year. Among them were sacks per game (2.2) and tackles for loss per game (8.0). Another stint in the NFL led to the Alabama job, where he has won six National Championships. Has been heavily pursued for college and NFL jobs in recent years. Has helped Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright develop into a first-team All-Pac 12 selection and a projected early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. 4 in 2020 (398.5). Not a single Indiana coach won more than 50% of his games since Bo McMillins run between 1934 and 1947.