Ranking the ten best college football coaches in the country ahead of the 2026 season
Lincoln Riley (USC) Head coach Lincoln Riley of the USC Trojans looks on prior to a game against the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Nov. Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) Head Coach Clark Lea of the Vanderbilt Commodores thanks fans after beating the Missouri Tigers at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. Kyle Whittingham (Michigan) Michigan Wolverines head coach Kyle Whittingham smiles as he walks off the field at the conclusion of the Michigan spring football game on April 18, 2026, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Scott W.
- ▪Lincoln Riley (USC) Head coach Lincoln Riley of the USC Trojans looks on prior to a game against the UCLA Bruins at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Nov.
- ▪Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) Head Coach Clark Lea of the Vanderbilt Commodores thanks fans after beating the Missouri Tigers at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct.
- ▪Kyle Whittingham (Michigan) Michigan Wolverines head coach Kyle Whittingham smiles as he walks off the field at the conclusion of the Michigan spring football game on April 18, 2026, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Scott W.
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OutKick Sports Ranking the ten best college football coaches in the country ahead of the 2026 season Indiana football's national championship-winning head coach edges out Georgia and Ohio State leaders in subjective ranking By Austin Perry OutKick Published August 12, 2026 2:23pm EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Stop Making Excuses! Curt Cignetti & Nick Saban’s Formula for Winning | Don't @ Me w/ Dan Dakich Dan Dakich breaks down Indiana Football HC Curt Cignetti’s recent comments on the "Saban Way." Cignetti reflected on his time at Alabama under Nick Saban, describing the intensity of a program where every day felt like "4th and 1." With the changes happening in college football over the last half decade, most notably NIL and…
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