Running backs coaches coach six to eight players on the roster and, on a down-to-down basis, they're responsible for just one. Copyright 2023 Sporting News Holdings Limited. Don Brown, UMass (NR) He's coached . 38. After contact, Corum accounted for 553 total yards, ranking in the top 20 among backs in that category, while 47 percent of his yardage mark coming on designed runs of 15-plus yards, according to Pro Football Focus. Whether or not they're compensated in the form of a recruiting coordinator or assistant head coach title or not, the best ones are compensated in dollar amounts. From 2016 to the present day, this is the No. Line up in an athletic stancefeet slightly wider than shoulder-width, quarter-squat, hands up, head back. By Barrett Sallee Dec 28, 2022 at 1:43 pm ET 10 min read USATSI Coaching changes are part of college football, and with the early signing period a pivotal part of a recruiting class,. Will Hall, Southern Mississippi (129) Ball security is another coaching point here, as well as acceleration through the bags, some backs may slow down while going . As a freshman, he battled injuries on an offense that struggled mightily. Instead, a stronger passing game should create more opportunities for Wisconsin's star running back. 2 and No. 45. Murray has been a RB coach for 2 years. Neal Brown, West Virginia (41) 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. Jake Dickert, Washington State (NR) Jeff Brohm, Purdue (58) 94. Mike Leach, Mississippi State -- $5 million 1. There isnt a lot more to say about these two. He also just signed the No. Jim Mora Jr., UConn (NR) The program ranks sixth in the same metric in the five years since he became head coach. He was named Conference USA Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons. That's when Fleck headed to Minnesota to rebuild the Gophers. 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. 72. But Edwards flashed in the No. Saban has won seven national championships since 2000. Just don't tell him that. 2022 stats: 1,382 rushing yards, nine rushing touchdowns, 219 receiving yards Few coaching hires anywhere have been as successful as Traylor, who in three years has produced the three best seasons in UTSAs short history. Its hard to truly describe the offensive mess that Florida found itself in before Dan Mullen arrived in Gainesville. With new coach Luke Fickell on the sideline, Allen ran for 116 yards and scored on a 20-yard touchdown in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl win over Oklahoma State. The best college football coaches are not just the best NCAA Football coaches going into the 2021 college football season, but also some of the best college football coaches of all time. 1. Kentucky has been a hard team to win with, but Stoops has seemingly transformed them from bottom-feeders to a mid-table team with a chance to upset the apple cart and win the East every once in a while. Irving was right, as he developed into the Pac-12's third-leading rusher with 1,058 yards. The Guy Morriss era was short and painful. Some, you've heard of. Lowdown: Fickell, who won SN Coach of the Year honors in 2021, is 33-5 the last three seasons for the fourth-best winning percentage among FBS coaches. You could be forgiven for overlooking Henderson last season given the other skill players Ohio State had on the field. But those were the high points until Monken turned the program around. Transferring out of Michigan and heading west ahead of the 2021 college football season was a good career move for the California native. Bill Clark, UAB (54) Chip Lindsey, Troy (NR) Seriously, that is where it has to start before any talk of "The U" being a national championship contender. Hermans resume is still quite impressive: Four Top 25 finishes in six years as a head coach (including two top 10s), two New Years Six bowl wins, zero seasons with a losing overall or conference record. Tim Albin, Ohio (NR) Zach Evans Where he plays: Ole Miss 2021 stats: 92 rush, 648 yards, 5 TD Ole Miss ranked in the top 10 of total offense in college football a year ago, but lost a ton of that production to. 104. 1 offense in college football by far. Considering those advancements were mostly made with other coaches' recruiting classes, those numbers are as impressive as it gets. It has a new QB in Cade Klubnik, and there's ample reason for optimism that a more prolific passing game will open up running lanes for Shipley, too. 109. Brian Polian, LSU -- $625,000* 5. 127. It should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban took home the top spot. The Western Michigan program was trending way down when Fleck took over the program in 2013. Assuming he gets paid biweekly, that's an extra $7.69 Settle takes home that Pimpleton and Traylor do not. Recently the Athletics Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman (subscription required) released their top 25 coaches in college football. 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. Rodriguez, who comes into this season as the reigning rushing leader in the SEC, figures to play a vital role for Kentucky's offense this fall, if he can make it. A Big 12 championship in the next goal, which our next coach already accomplished. 79. Because of all the reasons listed above, coaching RBs can often be the most thankless job on the staff. He was great, many fans thought, but couldn't he be even better? 67. Saban is now at 88%. Mike Bloomgren, Rice (119) 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. CBS named him its freshman of the year. 2 behind his mentor Nick Saban, but we'll give it one more year. What puts him over guys over Larry Porter and Mike Jinks? Bob Sutton won 10 games in 1996. 2022 stats: 1,061 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 85 receiving yards, 1 receiving touchdown What Campbell has done is nothing short of remarkable. They ranked 108th in the FBS in EPA per play over 2014 and 2015. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Lowdown: Harbaugh led Michigan to its first victory against Ohio State 2011 and the program's first Big Ten championship since 2004 before a reality check in the CFP against Georgia. Corum finished the season ranked third in the Big Ten in rushing yards per game (121.92) despite the fact that he managed only 6 yards . The 5-foot-6, 170-pound cannonball is must-see TV every week as he snakes through and runs past defenders in the Big 12 and elsewhere. Sources tell FootballScoop complaint filed with various CFL entities against Edmonton Elks after Los Angeles-area tryout. The son of one of the most reliable running backs to ever play the game, Gore helped run Southern Miss to a 7-6 (4-4) record in their first season in what has become one of the best conferences in the Group of 5. He topped the 100-yard mark four times, including 168 against Syracuse and 111 against SEC rival Florida. In the 10 years leading up to the longtime head coach, the team had only won 55% of their games. Deland McCullough, Indiana -- $515,000+ 6. Mike Norvell, Florida State (65) 28. The former Buffalo Bulls head coach is set to take over a program that has been a shambles since the end of the Mark Mangino era. Theyve won 21 games in 11 years. Here are college football's top transfers in 247Sports' final 2023 rankings, complete with two new 5-stars and some big-time stock up and stock-down candidates. In 2022, Irving even showed he might be able to throw the football a little bit, completing two passes for 36 yards and a touchdown to Ducks QB Bo Nix. 1 coach the last seven seasons. 57. Chris Creighton, EMU (107) Lowdown: Cristobal is tasked with leading his alma mater to its first ACC championship. Good for Auburn, who badly needs a difference-maker in the backfield to support this offense. College 12-Pack Podcast: Nick Saban vs Kirby Smart, who is No. Fisher has proven to be an elite recruiter in College Station, but that includes a 7-10 record against ranked opponents. That's despite missing two games. Herman is only this low because its been a few years since he was last in college football. And thats what Clemson was: a good program left stranded in the shadow of some of their conference mates, far away from ever being a national power. Lowdown: Stoops continues to overachieve at Kentucky and he could be considered the best coach there since Bear Bryant went 60-23-2 from 1946-53. Joey McGuire, Texas Tech (NR) Brady Hoke, San Diego State (91) Tommie Robinson, Texas A&M -- $493,000 8. 55. Jim McElwain, Central Michigan (90) Ken Wilson, Nevada (NR) Conaway built on a strong tradition at Shiloh Christian, leading the program to a 99-23 mark and multiple appearances in the state title game the last nine seasons. Franklin signed a 10-year extension last season which would keep him at Penn State through 2031. Zach has been FootballScoop's national columnist since 2012. Shipley had five 100-yard games. The Cyclones' last four defenses rank eighth, 11th, 14th and 17th in EPA allowed per play among the 40 team seasons in the Big 12 since 2017. Cale Gundy, Oklahoma -- $610,000+ 7. Sign up for the College Sports Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri (33) The good news? Mike Hart, Michigan -- $415,000 11. Yes, Alabama was already the college football program before Sabans arrival, but they were in a down period when they signed him. Chuck Martin, Miami (98) The former Houston and Texas coach is back in college football after two seasons spent in the NFL and in the media. Kane Wommack, South Alabama (128) 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. Kalani Sitake, BYU (46) 6-keys: media/spln/collegefootball/reg/free/stories, at We've already knocked out the top 10 quarterbacks heading into the 2023 season, and next up are the running backs. No surprise the Vols led the nation in yards. The 2023 season should be another big one in the backfield for Irving and the Ducks, as he, Whittington and Jordan James all return. Yes, Alabama claimed 12 championships before Saban's arrival, but it was a program going through turmoil and probation before he took the reins. Saban has sifted through coordinators on both sides in that eight-year stretch, and the end result is the same-old national championship contender. 113. 1? Tony Alford, Ohio State -- $525,000 3. 87. One could assume that Riley is just continuing the tradition of excellence left by Bob Stoops, but the Sooners experienced a big dip in offensive output in the mid-2010s. Greg Schiano, Rutgers (61) He was named first-team All SEC by the AP for a 2021 season which included nine 100-yard rushing games, including five straight to end the season. Special teams coordinators, in theory, coach nearly every player on the roster, and they're responsible for all 11 players on the field at a given time. He's done well in . They improved that ranking to 40th in 2018, 41st in 2019 and 14th last season. The opportunity to win games was the biggest factor here. The defense has improved by leaps and bounds under Allen, who came to the school as a defensive coordinator in 2016. Stan Drayton, Texas -- $650,000+ 3. Points: 29. 1 because the turnaround he pulled with this Clemson program is almost unheard of. In the present, North Carolina has bounced between six and eight wins the last three years and is coming off a somewhat disappointing season in the ACC Coastal given the expectations. RB Coach: John Settle (Wisconsin)Wisconsin football has become synonymous with outstanding running backs, and John Settle has had two stints as the Badgers coach in that position. Herman finished his run at Texas with four-straight winning seasons and becoming the only Longhorns head coach to win a bowl game in each of his first four seasons. Saban, 70, has a chance to make the exclusive 300-win club with 31 more victories. Napier has even bettered Hudspeths mark. The offense as a whole struggled, due in large part to quarterback KJ Jefferson battling injuries. Allen played through a shoulder injury late last season, and he also missed the Minnesota game because of an ankle injury. Ranking college football's 10 best running backs for 2023, Georgia and who else? Of the first-time coaches, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Oregon's Dan Lanning had the highest rankings. Shawn Clark, Appalachian State (70), 50. Jeff Scott, South Florida (123) ", In 2021, Penn State had one of the worst running games in the country but made a quantum leap last season, improving from No. Jay Harbaugh, Michigan -- $600,000 6. There's no question that the running back position has dropped in value over recent years, both in college football and in the NFL. He added 38 catches and more than 300 yards as a kick returner. He may be the best running backs coach in the country and nothing proves that more then the success his players have had at the college level, but also . Gilmer high school coaching legend Jeff Traylor made the list as the. Derrick Nix, Ole Miss -- $400,000 10. If he does the same with the Hurricanes, then there will be much more hype. "You get the straight-line ability to bust a run and go the distance every time. 119. 107. 9. DeAngelo Williams #3. 75. -- Scarborough, Year: Sophomore Vaughn accounted for 1,872 total yards from scrimmage a year ago and scored 22 total touchdowns. Mike Locksley, Maryland (63) Ranking the Top 25 running backs in college football in 2021. Just as importantly if not more Army had lost a record 12 straight to eternal rival Navy before Monken arrived. . Lowdown: Fleck, 41, is the second-youngest coach in the top 25. Campbell has pieced together five straight winning seasons with the Cyclones, which is no easy task, and they are 11-16 against ranked opponents in that stretch. That includes a pair of 10-win seasons and four straight bowl victories against programs that are perennial top-25 teams. Maurice Linguist, Buffalo (130) 2022 stats: 1,182 rushing yards, 15 rushing touchdowns, 242 receiving yards 1. -- Harry Lyles Jr. Year: Junior Cadillac Williams, Auburn -- $350,000 + - associate head coach/run game coordinator/recruiting coordinator, PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS:Offensive Line | Defensive Backs | Wide Receivers | Special Teams. 12 and No. These two head coaches will go head to head on Oct. 21 in Boca Raton. A good, old-fashioned tailback who actually arrived at Wisconsin a year early with designs on playing defense. He was named associate head coach at SMU and also coached running backs for one season prior to joining the Arkansas staff. Lowdown: Notre Dame's all-time winningest coach left South Bend; a peculiar move considering the Irish are tied with Cincinnati for the fourth-best record in the FBS the last four seasons at 44-7. 6. But the former three-star recruit wasn't the toast of Alabama and didn't sign with the Tide or the Tigers. JaMarcus Shepard, Washington -- $650,000+ 6. It was natural for Heupel to bring him to Tennessee. Seth Littrell, North Texas (108) Mike Neu, Ball State (86) From 1953 (when they joined the Big Ten) to 2006, they had two finishes in the AP Top 25. After a 9-4 2008 season, Bill Cubits Broncos fell to 22-27 over the next four years. Jeff Traylor, Arkansas -- $370,000, PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTS:Offensive line | Defensive backs | Special teams. Three of the coaches in last season's the top 25 lost their jobs following the 2021 season, including a top-10 coach in Dan Mullen and another who won a national title in 2019, Ed Orgeron. 29. Running backs coaches are often expected to be rain-makers on the recruiting trail. He rushed for 739 yards and 11 touchdowns, with the bulk of his success coming over the season's second half, as Clemson reeled off six straight wins to close out the year. In 2017, The Chanticleers ranked 71st in the FBS in EPA per play. Technically speaking, Clemson's Tony Elliott ($875,000) and Kentucky's Eddie Gran ($850,000) are the highest-paid running backs coaches in the country, but both are also offensive coordinators. Riley compiled a 37-7 record in Big 12 play with the Sooners, and he led Oklahoma to three straight playoff appearances from 2017-19. A late-season knee injury derailed Corum's Heisman Trophy chances and ultimately brought him back for a final season with the Wolverines. 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Lowdown: Kiffin was ranked No. The full list: 1. 1 in SN's Top 25 college coaches. Tommie Robinson, LSU -- $600,000 2. A physical ball carrier who can get yards after contact, he's also one of the most secure: Charbonnet was one of just four backs in the Power 5 last fall to carry at least 200 times and not fumble once. Jonathan Smith, Oregon State (78) 105. 74. 129. He turns 71 in August and has a chance to make the 300-win club for his career. The Panthers have had six winning seasons the last seven years, and that 53-37 record is fourth among full-time ACC schools in that stretch behind Clemson, Miami and NC State. 39. Who are the best college football coaches right now? 46. Don't spend it all in one place, John. https://collegesportswire.usatoday.com/2023/03/14/college-football-tom-herman-jeff-traylor-best-coaches-group-of-five/, Athletics Stewart Mandel and Bruce Feldman, Baker's Dozen: Power ranking the best tight ends in college football. As the game embraces a more wide-open, pass-oriented strategy, it's become common for coaches to perhaps overlook the position. 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. 68. He stayed, signing a name, image and likeness deal that will keep him as the centerpiece of the Rebs' offense. Phil . Curtis Luper, Missouri -- $550,000 5. He and Noah Whittington became a two-back force that became difficult to stop all season.
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