Played three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. UAB has finished in the top-10 nationally in total defense in each of Simpsons two seasons as cornerbacks coach. Was UCFs quarterbacks coach last season after working as an analyst in 2019. Posted 130 catches in six NFL seasons, including 47 catches for 754 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie. A rise this rapid from the FCS ranks is almost unheard of. Charlie Fisher, Arizona State -- $400,000 9. section: | slug: ranking-the-top-25-power-five-college-football-coaches-entering-the-2022-season | sport: collegefootball | route: article_single.us | Turned down a Mountain West defensive coordinator job last year. 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. Is assisting with Ohio States quarterbacks after previously working with Brian Hartline and the Buckeyes wide receivers unit. Billy Gonzales, Florida -- $632,000+ 5. 2 in the SEC in pass defense in its first season under Rushing and should be even better this fall. 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. 2024 WR Prospect Koby Young Plans to Visit Alabama this Weekend 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. Our exclusive database, featuring the most in-depth collection of NCAA player performance data. 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. Hicks, who committed to the Buckeyes in May. Under Harris, FIU running back DVonte Price developed into one of the nations most productive running backs last season (116.2 yards per game) and a potential early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. 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. Is a former Ohio State grad assistant (2013-15) who assisted with players such as current Dallas Cowboys star running back Ezekiel Elliott. Derrick Nix, Ole Miss -- $500,000+11. Since 2016, the Utes have been the best defense in the conference, posting a cumulative -0.149 EPA allowed per play in those five seasons. 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. In his first, he took Vallejo (Calif.) St. Patrick-St. Vincent to the playoffs in 2013 a year after the team finished 1-9. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. Has been the primary recruiter on five Virginia Tech 2022 commits, including four-star running back Ramon Brown and four-star cornerback Cam Johnson. Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. Has coached 11 All-American offensive linemen throughout his career. In 2019, Pro Football Focus two highest-graded safeties were from Gonzales group Moehrig and ArDarius Washington. The highest-paid quarterbacks coach in college football will make $8.05 million this year. Is the grandson of Lou Holtz. Saban is now at 88%. 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. Age: 60. Was one of the lead recruiters on nine BC signees, including four-star cornerback Clinton Burton. Is seen in the coaching world as someone who will be a coordinator in the near future. But, as we'll explain below, there are reasons for that. Initially was hired by Healy at Chattanooga in 2009 and has worked for him every year since other than the one season at Minnesota. Ranked as the top recruiter in the Pac-12 in 2020 and 21, and is ranked No. FSU has gone 14-20 in that period. Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. 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. 2019 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 2018 New England Patriots (O-Cord & QB Coach) 8-3. Such is the all-encompassing importance of the quarterback position. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+2. It's unlikely we'll ever learn what he's making at The U, a private school, but we do know he was set to become college football's first $1 million wide receivers coach had he remained in Ann Arbor. In the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. Was a reserve QB at Texas (2012-16) and played in 23 games as a snapper for field goals and extra points. We must start with Franklin's time at Vanderbilt, where his 18-8 record in 2012 and 2013 is the best two-year mark since the 1920s. Was hired as the replacement for Jon DeCoster, who now works for the Cleveland Browns. 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. Volatility was profitable for college football's elite wide receivers coaches in 2021. Jacob Peeler, Ole Miss -- $425,000 6. His move to rival Oregon was profitable for him and for his replacement, JaMarcus Shepard. Bob Sutton won 10 games in 1996. NFL-style clock rules could come to college football, but the most extreme proposal will not. 25. Dameyune Craig, Texas A&M -- $700,000 4. Even with Fisher serving as offensive coordinator, the team stumbled to three seven-win finishes in the last four years of the Bowden era. 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. Under West, Alex Highsmith ranked in the top five nationally in sacks and tackles for loss in 2019. 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. He had 191 catches for 3,379 yards and 31 touchdowns in his four-year career. Will be coaching star QB Dillon Gabriel, who has thrown for 7,223 yards and 61 touchdowns in his first two seasons with the Knights. 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. Among them were sacks per game (2.2) and tackles for loss per game (8.0). According to Football Scoop, that man is Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver coach Cortez Hankton. From 2014 to 2017, the Gators offense ranked 120th in EPA per play that is not just bad, it is horrendous. Has coached so well since arriving at West Point in 2014, he has passed 2 other . 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). It's a perfect process! Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 53.6 percent of their passes vs. TCU during that span. 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. 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. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. Has mentored a first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection each of his first three season with the Cyclones. 2016 New England Patriots (QB Coach/O-Cord) 14-2 Won Super Bowl 51 over ATL. 9 nationally in rushing offense (252.2 yards per game). Yes, Alabama was already the college football program before Sabans arrival, but they were in a down period when they signed him. Two of Simpsons cornerbacks were named second-team All-Conference USA last season (Brontae Harris and TD Marshall). PFF's exclusive metrics provide matchup previews, position rankings, grades, and snap counts. 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. 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. The Best College Football Wide Receivers of All Time - Ranker 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. 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). Theyve won 21 games in 11 years. Smith, who filled in as the Hokies defensive play-caller during a 45-24 win over NC State, was promoted to defensive pass game coordinator earlier this year. 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. Has been interviewed for multiple FBS head-coach openings, including South Alabama this past cycle. That's right, Day has . A veteran Power 5 head coach mentioned Hankton as someone he sees as a potential Group of 5 head-coach candidate. 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. Is the right-hand man for highly regarded Mississippi State coordinator Zach Arnett. 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. 1 in the FCS. Has recruited and coached players like DeMarvin Leal, a former five-star recruit who could be a first-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. Meanwhile, Joseph -- part of the fired staff at LSU -- got a 2-year deal at Nebraska, making him the second-highest paid member of Scott Frost's staff at $600,000 per year. Another Trojans cornerback, Olaijah Griffin, finished with the third-highest Pro Football Focus grade for 2020 among Pac-12 corners. Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $400,000 7. Has produced at least one first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection in each of the past five seasons. Ohio State wide receivers coach Brian Hartline has established himself as one of the best assistants in all of college football over the past few years. Staggs had been set to join the Western Kentucky staff as an assistant coach. By Anthony Treash. Jordan Addison has become a bona fide star under Marion at Pitt. After serving as a little-used backup in 2019, Bentley broke out in his first season under Samples and led the AAC with 913 rushing yards in 2020. 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. Some value accomplishments on the field above all else, while others may give greater weight to recruiting prowess or the possibility of future success. The highest-paid running backs coaches in college football: 2021 Taylor coached current NFL star Christian McCaffrey at Stanford and now has 2020 All-ACC running back Kyren Williams at Notre Dame. Liberty also was 15th in the country in average time of possession (32:58). The highest-paid wide receivers coaches in college football: 2021 Returned to coaching in 2019 after two years working in the private sector. Meanwhile, Brown was 5 of 9 for 55.6%, 35 yards, 1 touchdown . The move to UCF reconnected him with Gus Malzahn, who was his quarterback coach at Tulsa in 2008. Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. 51 nationally in pass defense the year before his arrival (212.4 yards per game) to No. LSU had just three winning seasons in the entire decade coming into the 2000s, and then Saban won them a National Championship within three seasons. 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. Before Oregon, Chance was part of Minnesota improving from No. Has been contacted about at least a couple of coordinator opportunities the past few years. Mario Williams Where he plays: USC 2021 stats: 35 rec, 380 yards, 4 TD Williams was a reliable fixture for Oklahoma a year. 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. 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. Monken has not only surpassed those seven wins four times in seven years but hes also added two double-digit winning seasons. 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). That's when Fleck headed to Minnesota to rebuild the Gophers. A 2004 second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers. Here are the 25 best college football coaches in America heading into the 2022 season. But that is not the program Jimbo Fisher inherited in 2010. Joyner was SMUs defensive line coach from 2018 through last season. Was set to be FIUs offensive coordinator this season but decided to join Gus Malzahns staff at UCF. A former West Virginia and Florida A&M quarterback, he won the Doug Williams National Offensive Player of the Year award as a senior at Florida A&M in 1999. Scheelhaase was promoted to run game coordinator after last season. Transfer Portal 2023 Rankings: Wide Receivers. Jeff Monken, Army. Was part of helping Liberty go 10-1 in 2020. Arrived at Army as a quality control coach, then was promoted last year to tight ends coach. Was brought to Ohio State by former Buckeyes and current Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who remains high on Bailey. -- Equally worth of mentioning: Alabama does not have a wide receivers coach as of this moment. Has been one of the lead recruiters on 10 four-star players that the Gators have landed the past three years. 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. Was a four-year starter at safety for Texas (2008-11) and a two-time captain. His 2020 Ole Miss special teams unit ranked 17th nationally in kick-return defense and 23rd in kick-return average. Florida coach Dan Mullen fought hard to keep him. 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. In-depth analysis. 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 . But Saban is still No. 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. In his first season as Washingtons defensive backs coach, Harris was part of the Huskies improving from No. 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. The Western Michigan program was trending way down when Fleck took over the program in 2013. Hartline was the only non-coordinator among the 15 semifinalists for the 2020 Broyles Award, which is presented annually to the nations top assistant. Williams coached Chris Steele to second-team All-Pac-12 honors in 2020. After recording just four carries in 2019, Williams has developed into one of the best running backs in the country under Taylors watch. Fisher quickly got the program back on track, though, winning 78% of his games and bringing home a National Championship. 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. Robinsons 2020 defensive line helped the Aggies finish No. 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. Under Powledge, Baylor tied for first nationally last season with five kick returns of at least 40 yards. 12) and punt-return defense (No. He landed one of the. Mario Cristobal continues to replenish the Hurricanes' staff. 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. Cortez Hankton, LSU -- $850,000+ 2. 8 in 2019. Helped Rutgers tie for second in the Big Ten with 19 takeaways last season,almost double what the Scarlet Knights tallied in 2019 (10) despite playing four fewer games. 1. Sonny Dykes promoted Samples to associate head coach earlier this year. The Bulldogs were the only SEC team with multiple 50-plus-yard kick returns. Under Woodson at Auburn, Noah Igbinoghene developed into a first-round pick at cornerback after. 11:31 am ET. Based on that feedback, here are 50 coaches (including a few support staffers) you need to know entering the 2021 season. 4 in 2020 (398.5). 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. 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. Regarded as one of the best recruiters in the country. 1 in Conference USA in sacks and tackles for loss last season. Helped BCs defense improve by an average of 71 yards per game against conference opponents in 2020 (from 494 yards per game under the previous staff in 2019 to 422.8 yards per game last season). Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 - PFF Syndication Montgomery By Seth Galina Jul 7, 2021 Regarded as one of the best kickoff-return and special teams coaches in the country. To put this list together, we gathered feedback from a combination of head coaches, coordinators, team officials, etc., around college football after asking them about position coaches whom they expect to be in line for bigger jobs this next coaching cycle or at some point in the near future. Taylor, who was promoted to run game coordinator for Notre Dame last year, was looked at during the South Alabama and Buffalo coaching searches. Thats not good enough at Notre Dame. Has been Georgias pass game coordinator since 2019. Another stint in the NFL led to the Alabama job, where he has won six National Championships. 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). 15 Best WR (Wide Receivers) in College Football History | 2022 Rankings In the end, nearly everybody is angry. -- Gundy serves as Lincoln Riley's co-offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator in addition to coaching Oklahoma's inside receivers. Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. In 2019, Bowman helped Austin Peay win its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1977. At Oregon in 2018, Williams cornerbacks group contributed to the Ducks posting 20 interceptions, which ranked second nationally. An ex-Stanford and NFL defensive back who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006. The highest-paid wide receivers coaches in college football: 2022 Has helped Oklahoma go from last in the Big 12 in total defense in 2018 to second in 2019 and third in 2020. When Ed Orgeron was fired and the staff was changed over, LSU paid a premium to pluck Cortez Hankton, still buzzed from the championship champagne, away from Georgia. Strange circumstances brought Martin and Malzahn together, but now the pair are united for a second time. Wide receiver from Crawford, Mississippi, USA. Also coached an all-conference tight end during that 2018 season (Dylan Stapleton). 4) and punt-return defense (No. Since 2006, theyve had five. Its always difficult to examine coaches through the prism of wins, losses and efficiency rankings. 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. College Football: Ranking the top 10 wide receiver duos entering 2021 - PFF 4 in NAIA in scoring, total offense and passing offense. 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. 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. In their history, Minnesota has only won more games in a season twice in 1903 and 1904. Every starter returns from last seasons secondary. The Chanticleers head coach goes into this season looking for a shot at back-to-back Sun Belt titles. 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. We just rank coaches from 1-65 using any criteria we choose to follow, and then we see the results. Whether it was nobody crashing and burning or soaring higher than ever -- or none of our voters wanting to take anything that happened during a pandemic season too seriously -- things remained largely the same. Also was Indianas associate head coach last year. Ranking 10 best wide receivers in college football this season 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. 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. Has helped Oregon cornerback Mykael Wright develop into a first-team All-Pac 12 selection and a projected early-round 2022 NFL Draft pick. Leipold has shown that he can turn around a downtrodden program. An ex-NFL defensive back who spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005 and 06. LSU Football: Cortez Hankton listed as the top WR coach candidate One is five-star cornerback Travis Hunter, rated as the nations No. 1 or No. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. Is a former Sooners player (2000-01) and the younger brother of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom. In fact, it is a historically bad football program. The way hes been able to develop linemen at the FCS level and now at the Power 5 level speaks for itself.. From 2016 to the present day, this is the No.