Brian Kelly at #11
Writer Matt Hayes ranked all 129 FBS head coaches ahead of this season. Despite spending an inordinate amount of money on head coaches and other staff, the SEC didn’t fare well.
Sporting News ranked just three SEC head coaches among its top 15 nationally and also bumped Ohio State’s Urban Meyer ahead of Alabama’s Nick Saban. South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier (No. 9) and Arkansas’ Bret Bielema (No. 15) also made the prominent portion of the list.
Here’s the Top 25, followed by the ranking of every current SEC head coach.
1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
2. Nick Saban, Alabama
3. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
4. Gary Patterson, TCU
5. Art Briles, Baylor
6. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
7. David Shaw, Stanford
8. Bill Snyder, Kansas State
9. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina
10. Chris Petersen, Washington
11. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
12. Jim Mora, UCLA
13. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
14. Rich Rodriguez, Arizona
15. Bret Bielema, Arkansas
16. Gary Pinkel, Missouri
17. David Cutcliffe, Duke
18. Les Miles, LSU
19. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
20. Charlie Strong, Texas
21. Dabo Swinney, Clemson
22. Mark Helfrich, Oregon
23. Gus Malzahn, Auburn
24. James Franklin, Penn State
25. Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss
http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/sporting-news-ranks-all-129-head-coaches/
Writer Matt Hayes ranked all 129 FBS head coaches ahead of this season. Despite spending an inordinate amount of money on head coaches and other staff, the SEC didn’t fare well.
Sporting News ranked just three SEC head coaches among its top 15 nationally and also bumped Ohio State’s Urban Meyer ahead of Alabama’s Nick Saban. South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier (No. 9) and Arkansas’ Bret Bielema (No. 15) also made the prominent portion of the list.
Here’s the Top 25, followed by the ranking of every current SEC head coach.
1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
2. Nick Saban, Alabama
3. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
4. Gary Patterson, TCU
5. Art Briles, Baylor
6. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
7. David Shaw, Stanford
8. Bill Snyder, Kansas State
9. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina
10. Chris Petersen, Washington
11. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
12. Jim Mora, UCLA
13. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
14. Rich Rodriguez, Arizona
15. Bret Bielema, Arkansas
16. Gary Pinkel, Missouri
17. David Cutcliffe, Duke
18. Les Miles, LSU
19. Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
20. Charlie Strong, Texas
21. Dabo Swinney, Clemson
22. Mark Helfrich, Oregon
23. Gus Malzahn, Auburn
24. James Franklin, Penn State
25. Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss
http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/sporting-news-ranks-all-129-head-coaches/
