Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. 3 nationally in rush defense. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. Was the lead recruiter for the Trojans on five-star 2022 cornerback Domani Jackson, who committed to USC in January. Of course, he was wildly successful in the years before his Buffalo tenure. 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. 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. College Football's Top 25 Wide Receiver Corps for 2022 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. In their history, Minnesota has only won more games in a season twice in 1903 and 1904. Wright, who was promoted to co-coordinator this offseason, previously led the way as the Roadrunners broke multiple school records during his first season at UTSA in 2019. Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. The group also includes talented young players such as sophomore Jermaine Burton and promising freshman Adonai Mitchell, whom Hankton landed after he was initially committed to Ole Miss. But those were the high points until Monken turned the program around. 2. Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. You could make the case that Swinney is No. 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. After an incredible 2000s period that saw Texas win two Big 12 titles and a National Championship, a malaise set in and the wins dried up. You can safely assume it'll be above $105,000, though. Lavine, a former walk-on, added 310 rushing yards. The highest-paid wide receivers coaches in college football: 2022 15 Best College Football Coaches of All Time The program ranks sixth in the same metric in the five years since he became head coach. Josh Gattis, Michigan -- $900,000* 2. Two of Simpsons cornerbacks were named second-team All-Conference USA last season (Brontae Harris and TD Marshall). Texas A&M ranked No. Serves as Oklahomas associate head coach of offense in addition to being the Sooners tight ends and H-backs coach. He landed one of the. Breaking news. 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. 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. Under Williams, USC allowed just 216.3 passing yards per game last season, its lowest number since 2013. They ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over 2014 and 2015. The Blazers also have been in the top 10 nationally in pass defense each of the past two seasons No. At Alabama, he worked with players such as 2018 first-round NFL draft pick Daron Payne and 2019 first-round selection Quinnen Williams. 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). As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. 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. Caleb Carbine worked previously with Gerad Parker at West Virginia. Abdul-Rahim was contacted about a Power 5 defensive coordinator job and at least one SEC secondary coach opening this past cycle. Liberty also was 15th in the country in average time of possession (32:58). 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. After recording just four carries in 2019, Williams has developed into one of the best running backs in the country under Taylors watch. 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. 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.. Top 25 young college football coaches to watch - Yahoo Sports 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. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 22. Was promoted earlier this year to associate head coach. 9), punt-return average (No. 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). 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 . 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. 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. Jan 18, 2022. For the final part of On3s three-part project on up-and-coming coaches, we take a look at rising-star position coaches as well as some highly regarded support staffers. Ja'Juan Seider, Penn State, Co-OC, running backs coach The South Florida native has been a candidate for a few Group of 5 jobs thanks to his reputation as a top position coach and one of the. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000*3. Meanwhile, Brown was 5 of 9 for 55.6%, 35 yards, 1 touchdown . Samples, a former Oklahoma State and Houston wide receiver, currently is ranked among the top-15 recruiters in the country for the 2022 class. Age: 60. Has coached four top-10 kickoff-return units in his career. In the end, nearly everybody is angry. Saban landed at LSU in 2000 and awoke the sleeping Cajun giant, compiling a 48-15 record and a National Championship in five years. LSU paid Mickey Joseph $407,000 to coach its wide receivers in 2021. Returner Trestan Ebnar was the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year and became the first player in modern school history with two kick-return touchdowns in one game. 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. -- Junior Adams was Washington's original wide receivers coach on Kalen DeBoer's new staff, at $500,000 per year. Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. Part of that was Miami having to throw the football while being down, but it's still lower than what it probably should have been. Interviewed for the Boston College coaching job two years ago and turned down the Tennessee coordinator job this past cycle. The future looks bright, as well, as they currently sit 24th on PFF's preseason ELO rankings. Is the grandson of Lou Holtz. 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. Flecks first team went 1-11, a three-loss decrease from the previous year, but he ultimately turned the boat around and went 8-5 the next two seasons before the incredible 13-1 season of 2016, where the team only lost in the Cotton Bowl to Wisconsin. Cortez Hankton, Georgia -- $375,000 10. Ranked as the No. His current wide receiver corps includes two players who have developed into 2022 NFL Draft prospects. The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. Red Blaik won 77% of his games as the head coach of Army during an 18-year stint that coincided with Army pulling in the best football players in the country because of war efforts. 1 in the Big 12 in opponents completion percentage each of the past four seasons. Threw for 3,579 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior at A&M in 2009. Bryan McClendon, Georgia -- $700,000+4. 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. 1 in the FCS. 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. 8 College Football Coaches Who Changed the Game - HISTORY On this list for a second time, Duggan coached two of the ACC's best linebackers during his debut season with Boston College. Led by Wright and his group, UTSA ranked No. Has been interviewed for multiple FBS head-coach openings, including South Alabama this past cycle. We might forget that Urban Meyer served as Utah's head coach for only two seasons, and while he may have started the Utes down this track, Whittingham has sustained a level of success the school has never even come close to enjoying before. 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. 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). But that is not the program Jimbo Fisher inherited in 2010. 1 in Conference USA in sacks and tackles for loss last season. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. Woodson has been the lead recruiter on three highly ranked FSU 2022 commits. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $600,000 2. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. Isaiah McDuffie (a sixth-round pick) ranked fifth nationally in. Big 12 Baylor: Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood. 1 because the turnaround he pulled with this Clemson program is almost unheard of. 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. It is unheard of to have back-to-back nine-win seasons at Vanderbilt, and the program quickly fell off when Franklin left for Penn State. Was promoted to associate head coach after last season. In fact, it is a historically bad football program. LSU Football: Cortez Hankton listed as the top WR coach candidate College football assistant coaches to watch this season: Bruce Feldman Brian Hartline, Ohio State -- $600,000+ 7. 15 Best WR (Wide Receivers) in College Football History | 2022 Rankings 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). Was a reserve QB at Texas (2012-16) and played in 23 games as a snapper for field goals and extra points. Freakin superstar was the feedback from one LSU staffer. 4 in 2020 (398.5). Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $535,000 3. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+ 6. Was hired as the replacement for Jon DeCoster, who now works for the Cleveland Browns. In fact, McMillan and Allen are the only two coaches in the program's history who can boast such win totals. Kelly, who is widely known as one of the top innovators in the rise of the spread offense in college football, helped the Bruins rack up 503.6 yards per game and 7.01 yards per play, both of which . Holtz won 76% of his games in South Bend. Thats not good enough at Notre Dame. Also was Indianas associate head coach last year. 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. Brown has since come back with a vengeance. We look back fondly on the Air Raid team of Hal Mumme in the late 1990s, but they only went 20-26. Currently ranked among the nations top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. Interviewed for the job as the Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks coach before the Eagles hired Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson. The belief with some in the coaching world is that Samples could be this years Randall Joyner. Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. One of the best WR in college football history is Torry Holt. The Western Michigan program was trending way down when Fleck took over the program in 2013. Worked at West Georgia with three other current Flames coaches (defensive coordinator Scott Symons, defensive line coach Josh Aldridge and cornerbacks coach Rickey Hunley). Brennan Marion, Pitt WR coach. We just rank coaches from 1-65 using any criteria we choose to follow, and then we see the results. In-depth analysis. According to Football Scoop, that man is Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver coach Cortez Hankton. Was a high school head coach at Friendship College Academy in Washington, D.C., for 10 seasons (2004-13). Was a linebacker at Georgia (2009-12) and made 17 career starts for the Bulldogs. -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. Ranking the top 100 college football head coaches of the past 50 - ESPN 25. Brantley came to play for the Hurricanes after being a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports out of Miami (Fla.) Northwestern. Led a special teams unit that ranked second in the SEC in kick-return average (28.0). 1. Marion is an expert in the "Go-Go . Was looked at by Kentucky for its secondary coach opening this offseason. Got his first FBS opportunity as a grad assistant at Alabama and consistently receives rave reviews from those who worked around him with the Crimson Tide. Jul 6, 2021 Replying to @BigGameBoomer Lmao another ranking where you disrespect Clemson. It's also, at the highest levels, quite profitable. Has produced at least one first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection in each of the past five seasons. That 2019 Austin Peay defense ranked in the top 16 of the FCS in total defense (No. College Football: Ranking the top 10 wide receiver duos entering 2021 - PFF Powledges 2019 Louisiana special teams crew also ranked first in the Sun Belt in kickoff-return defense and net punting. 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. 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. 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. Turned down a Power 5 offensive coordinator job this past coaching cycle to continue to learn under Seminoles coach Mike Norvell. Was contacted by Boise State about a job with a bigger title this past coaching cycle. 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. 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. 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. Ranking the Top 25 coaches in college football in 2022 Brennan Marion is one of the bright young minds in college football. After moving from the Mountain West to the Pac-12 and starting 18-19 over the first three years, the Utes now have won at least nine games in five of the last six seasons, not including the shortened 2020 season.