There are many coaches in the Big Ten who have been with their programs for over a decade. The prestige Mark Dantonio has brought Michigan State is almost unheard of.
Iowa’s head coach Kirk Ferentz belongs in that conversation as well. For a program in the middle of nowhere, he has built that team into a college football powerhouse.
But, what is starting to set the Big Ten apart from the rest of the college football world is the caliber of coach they are attracting.
Ohio State started the trend with the hiring of Urban Meyer.