Forget the four jobs in the last six years and a career full of rollercoaster numbers. All you need to know about Georgia's Jim Chaney as an offensive coordinator heading into his first National Championship Game is this:
Nick Saban thought about hiring him at Alabama. Lane Kiffin at Tennessee and Kirby Smart at Georgia did.
Saban and Smart are two of the sharpest defensive minds in college football. Kiffin is one of the sport's brightest offensive lights. It's hard to imagine a better seal of approval for a veteran offensive coordinator with major college and NFL experience.