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

 

1. Nick Saban, Alabama
2. Dabo Swinney, Clemson
3. Brian Kelly, LSU
4. Kirby Smart, Georgia
5. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M
6. Lincoln Riley, USC
7. Kyle Whittingham, Utah
8. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
9. Ryan Day, Ohio State
10. Mack Brown, North Carolina
11. James Franklin, Penn State
12. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
13. Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
14. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
15. Matt Campbell, Iowa State
16. Mike Stoops, Kentucky
17. Dave Clawson, Wake Forest
18. Mike Leach, Mississippi State
19. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
20. Billy Napier, Florida
21. Chip Kelly, UCLA
22. Lance Leipold, Kansas
23. Mario Cristobal, Miami
24. Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
25. Jeff Monken, Army

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