Shannon Dawson’s place among college football’s elite offensive coordinators has been recognized by a recent ranking from On3’s Andy Staples, placing him at No. 3 nationally. He is behind only Oregon’s Will Stein and Notre Dame’s Mike Denbrock. The full list goes as follows:
1. Will Stein, Oregon
2. Mike Denbrock, Notre Dame
3. Shannon Dawson, Miami
4. Mike Shanahan, Indiana
5. Garrett Riley, Clemson
6. Andy Kotelnicki, Penn State
7. Marcus Arroyo, Arizona State
8. Buster Faulkner, Georiga Tech
9. Jake Spavital, Baylor
10. Drew Cronic, Army
Dawson, now in his third season leading the Miami Hurricanes’ offense, has dramatically transformed the unit into the nation’s top-scoring attack.