Related: Grading College Football's Head Coach Hires for 2016īeaty inherited a program in need of a massive overhaul and finished his debut in Lawrence with an 0-12 record. Texas State finished 3-9 last year, but there’s a lot of promise for this program with Withers at the helm. He also has stops as an assistant at Minnesota, Texas, Southern Miss, Louisville and in the NFL with the Titans. Prior to James Madison, Withers worked as an assistant under Urban Meyer for two years at Ohio State and also worked as the interim coach at North Carolina in 2011. Over the last two years, Withers guided the Dukes to an 18-7 record and led the program to back-to-back playoff berths. Withers was a long-time assistant at a handful of stops before landing his first full-time head coaching opportunity at James Madison in 2014. But prior to Eastern Michigan, Creighton went 42-22 at Drake, 63-15 at Wabash and 32-9 at Ottawa. Through two years, Creighton is 3-21 overall and 1-15 in conference play. Considering the lack of success by the program in recent years and the roster situation he inherited, immediate success wasn’t going to be easy for Creighton. This program has only season of more than two wins since 2009, with the last winning record coming in 1995. Related: 5 Conference USA Players to Know for 2016Įastern Michigan is arguably the toughest job in college football.
The fourth-year coach seems to have this program trending in the right direction. Prior to taking over as Charlotte’s head coach, Lambert worked from 2001-10 under Jim Grobe at Wake Forest. That’s the challenge facing Lambert at Charlotte, as the 49ers are 12-22 over the last three seasons, including a 2-10 mark in their first year at the FBS level in 2015. And it’s even harder to accomplish that goal by transitioning from the FCS to the FBS level. However, the pressure is starting to build after last year’s 3-9 record.īuilding a program from scratch isn’t easy. As a former player and assistant with the Golden Flashes, Haynes certainly knows what it takes to win at this program. Fixing the offense is Haynes’ top offseason priority if Kent State wants to win more than four games for the first time in four seasons.
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The Golden Flashes had a standout defense in 2015, but the offense averaged a paltry 9.1 points in MAC games last year. Walker High School from 2000-03.Īfter a 9-26 record through three seasons, Haynes is entering a critical 2016 campaign. His only experience as a head coach came in high school, leading O.P.
Wilson has never worked as a head coach or a coordinator at the FBS level. There’s no shortage of talent in San Antonio and the surrounding area, but the first-year coach has to prove he’s more than just a recruiter. Wilson is regarded as an ace recruiter, and his ability to attract talent to a program should be a huge benefit to UTSA. Related: Grading College Football's New Coach Hires for 2016 Considering Jinks’ stint at Texas Tech came under Kliff Kingsbury, the transition on offense from Dino Babers’ attack should be minimal. His only experience as a head coach came in the high school ranks, spending one year at Burbank High School (2005) and a handful at Cibolo Steele (2006-12). Additionally, Jinks has never worked as a coordinator at this level. Jinks’ hire came as a surprise to most, as he had only three seasons as an assistant (Texas Tech) at the FBS level prior to his hire in Bowling Green.
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And head-to-head wins do not matter for this ranking. Athlon's editorial staff has voted on a ranking of coaches for all 10 conferences. Here’s the full 128 list of coach rankings, as voted on by the Athlon Sports staff for 2016.īy Conference (Power 5): ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | Pac-12 | SECīy Conference (Group of 5): American | C-USA | MAC | M. West | Sun Belt Ranking All 128 College Football Head Coaches for 2016īowling Green hit a home run with its last coaching hire (Dino Babers), and the program is hoping Jinks keeps the Falcons at the top of the MAC East. If you start a program from scratch, which coach would you hire knowing what they accomplished so far and their career trajectory? Remember, you don't get the assistants - only the head coach. But our rankings also take into account a blank slate.
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