On Thursday, Brad Crawford of 247Sports released his list of the top-25 coaches in college football.
Give credit to Crawford — he took on this story knowing that it would receive mixed reviews from across the country.
Here was his top-five:
1. Nick Saban, Alabama
2. Dabo Swinney, Clemson
3. Ed Orgeron, LSU
4. Kirby Smart, Georgia
5. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
I don’t think there’s any question about numbers one and two. Saban and Swinney have taken turns ruling college football for the last decade.
But after those two is when fans start to think their coach should occupy that #3, #4 or #5 spot.