Who are the best 25 coaches in college football right now? Stewart Mandel from The Athletic and Bruce Feldman from Fox Sports join AP’s Ralph Russo to discuss their rankings and help Ralph work out his list. The top two are still easy calls. Stew and Bruce have a clear consensus on No. 3, though Ralph is not so sure. Jim Harbaugh is up. James Franklin is down. Bruce takes more of a long view with his list. Stew is more focused on what have they done lately. Who made the cut?
Bruce’s list: https://theathletic.com/3165800/2022/03/08/bruce-feldman-ranks-the-top-25-college-football-head-coaches/
Stewart’s list: https://theathletic.com/3165768/2022/03/08/stewart-mandel-ranks-the-top-25-college-football-head-coaches/
Ralph’s list
- Nick Saban, Alabama
- Dabo Swinney, Clemson
- Brian Kelly, LSU
- Kirby Smart, Georgia
- Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M
- Lincoln Riley, USC
- Kyle Whittingham, Utah
- Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
- Ryan Day, Ohio State
- Mack Brown, North Carolina
- James Franklin, Penn State
- Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
- Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
- Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
- Matt Campbell, Iowa State
- Mike Stoops, Kentucky
- Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
- Mike Leach, Mississippi State
- Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
- Billy Napier, Florida
- Chip Kelly, UCLA
- Lance Leipold, Kansas
- Mario Cristobal, Miami
- Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
- Jeff Monken, Army
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