Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State -- $800,000* 3. From 2014 to 2017, the Gators offense ranked 120th in EPA per play that is not just bad, it is horrendous. Under Williams, USC allowed just 216.3 passing yards per game last season, its lowest number since 2013. -- Junior Adams was Washington's original wide receivers coach on Kalen DeBoer's new staff, at $500,000 per year. Taylor coached current NFL star Christian McCaffrey at Stanford and now has 2020 All-ACC running back Kyren Williams at Notre Dame. 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. 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. In 2019, Bowman helped Austin Peay win its first Ohio Valley Conference title since 1977. Healy has said before of West: I dont think theres a better defensive line coach in the country. 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. Kearis Jackson enters the year with Day 3 grades. The Rockets lurched back to 5-5-1 the year after under Gary Pinkel. That . Holmon Wiggins, Alabama -- $575,000+11. A veteran Power 5 head coach mentioned Hankton as someone he sees as a potential Group of 5 head-coach candidate. 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. One is five-star cornerback Travis Hunter, rated as the nations No. Kelly has led the Bruins to 17 total wins over the past two seasons. Addison is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award given to the top wide receiver in the country. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. 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. According to Football Scoop, that man is Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver coach Cortez Hankton. 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. Before Ohio State, Bailey spent two years as a recruiting analyst at Notre Dame. Holt was a great receiver for the Wolfpack. Had two all-conference defensive backs last year first-teamer Elijah Molden (who was picked by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of this years NFL draft) and second-team selection Trent McDuffie. Joined Charles Huffs first Marshall staff after initially planning to return to UT-Martin as the programs co-coordinator and secondary coach. Boston College is expected to hire former Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads, sources told FootballScoop on Friday. Emmett Jones, Texas Tech -- $450,000+18. Liberty also was 15th in the country in average time of possession (32:58). Brennan Marion, Pitt WR coach. Texas A&M ranked No. Has been one of the lead recruiters on 10 four-star players that the Gators have landed the past three years. 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). Has worked with coaches such as Syracuse coach Dino Babers, Orange offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and Kent State coach Sean Lewis. Here's how the full list breaks down: 1. From 2016 to the present day, this is the No. Walter Camp, Yale (1888-92 . Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. 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. Tyler Grisham, Clemson -- $450,000+15. Is back at Ohio State after starring for the Buckeyes as a wide receiver (2005-08). Under Merritt, James Madison running back Percy Agyei-Obese was a first-team all-conference selection each of the past two seasons. As the Mustangs running backs coach, Samples has aided in the progression of players such as Ulysses Bentley and Tyler Lavine. 2017 New England Patriots (QB Coach/O-Cord) 13-3 Lost Super Bowl 52 to PHI. 1 in the FCS. 12) and punt-return defense (No. They helped West Georgia advance to the Division II playoffs four times in five years. A protege of Texas A&M coordinator Mike Elko, Santucci was a grad assistant at Wake Forest under Elko (2014-15), an analyst under Elko at Notre Dame (2017) and Texas A&M (2018) and now is in his second season back with Elko as the Aggies linebackers coach. 3 nationally in rush defense. Thomas Stidham and Jim . Top 10 returning wide receivers in college football for the 2022 season. Previously worked under Grinch at Washington State. Derrick Nix, Ole Miss -- $500,000+11. It feels so long ago now, but Clemsoning was a real thing, and the program could never get over the hump. -- Nate Scheelhasse coaches Iowa State's running backs and wide receivers. The highest-paid quarterbacks coach in college football will make $8.05 million this year. 1 in the Pac-12 last season (184.9 yards per game). Isaiah McDuffie (a sixth-round pick) ranked fifth nationally in. His 2020 Ole Miss special teams unit ranked 17th nationally in kick-return defense and 23rd in kick-return average. And we have a history of Saban turning around other programs. Viewed as a rising star inside the Ohio State building and outside of it as well. 12-4. Has received NFL interest each of the past two years. Was the lead recruiter on five-star 2022 linebacker C.J. College football rankings: 10 best wide receivers this season 10. 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). 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. Junior Adams, Oregon -- $575,000+9. The former Oklahoma quarterback and GA -- who turns 47 in April -- has been a Sooner for all but four years of his adult life. Opposing quarterbacks have completed just 53.6 percent of their passes vs. TCU during that span. 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. Darrin Chiaverini, Colorado -- $550,000* 6. Currently ranked among the nation's top 15 recruiters for the 2022 recruiting class. Was part of an Indiana staff that transformed the Hoosiers program from 23 losing records in a 24-year period to back-to-back winning seasons in 2019 and 20, including a 6-1 mark in Big Ten play last fall. Such is the all-encompassing importance of the quarterback position. Jay Johnson, Michigan State -- $1.35 million 2. Well, volatility will always play a role in the process because our group of voters, consisting of writers from both CBS Sports and 247Sports, aren't given a set of guidelines to follow. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+ 6. 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. Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel. Is one of the latest coaching stars to emerge from the tree of former. Coastal Carolina has only graced the FBS for four years, but it has improved every season, culminating in a ludicrous 11-1 record last fall thanks to a full-scale offensive transformation. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $580,000+ 6. Had a second-team All-Sun Belt cornerback last season in his first year at Georgia State (Quavian White). Continues to be regarded as one of the nations top recruiters. Courtney Hawkins, Michigan State -- $425,00020. 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 coached four top-10 kickoff-return units in his career. Former USC star wide receiver (2000-03) who left as the Trojans career leader in receptions. Breaking news. Drew Mehringer, Texas -- $350,000 10. 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. 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). Is seen in the coaching world as someone who will be a coordinator in the near future. 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. 2 ranking nationally from USA Today and was a finalist for U.S. Army All-American National Coach of the Year. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+ 7. The Florida State dynasty of the late 1980s and 1990s produced 14 straight years where the team finished in the top five of the AP Poll under Bobby Bowden. Here's what coaches look for in a great wideout. He likely got more than that to leave for Miami. Dennis Simmons, Oklahoma -- $460,000 5. Even with Fisher serving as offensive coordinator, the team stumbled to three seven-win finishes in the last four years of the Bowden era. 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). Unlock all tools and content including Player Grades, Fantasy, NFL Draft, Premium Stats, Greenline and DFS. Was a leader in the recruitment of recent LSU tight end commit Mason Taylor, the son of former NFL star Jason Taylor. Lavine, a former walk-on, added 310 rushing yards. Received inquiries about at least a few Power 5 defensive line coach openings this offseason and turned down a job offer from a Big 12 program. 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. That netted him a $185,000 raise from what he earned at Oregon. 1. Ron Dugans, Florida State -- $450,00015. 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. In the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. 14) and interceptions (No. Jul 6, 2021 Replying to @BigGameBoomer Lmao another ranking where you disrespect Clemson. Without further ado, the list: 1. That includes Xavier Hutchinson, who emerged as a first-team all-conference player as a freshman under Scheelhaase in 2020. Has a twin brother, Kelsey, whos also an up-and-coming coach. Has mentored a first- or second-team All-Big 12 selection each of his first three season with the Cyclones. Torry Holt had a great NFL career with the St. Louis Rams. 1 thus far for the 2022 class. 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. 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. The Bulldogs were the only SEC team with multiple 50-plus-yard kick returns. The Best Athletes Of All Time. 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. Does FSU or any ACC power actually have options. 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. Bob Sutton won 10 games in 1996. Not a single Indiana coach won more than 50% of his games since Bo McMillins run between 1934 and 1947. 11:31 am ET. 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. 7 in 2020 and No. Abdul-Rahim was contacted about a Power 5 defensive coordinator job and at least one SEC secondary coach opening this past cycle. Was UCFs quarterbacks coach last season after working as an analyst in 2019. 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. Limited Ads. 22. It's a perfect process! Led by Etheridge and coordinator Derek Mason, the Tigers are expected to have one of the better secondaries in the SEC this season. All Rights Reserved. The program ranks sixth in the same metric in the five years since he became head coach. That's largely due to the return of Jaxon Smith-Njigba,. In 2021, he returns a team talented enough to win ISUs first conference title. 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.