Earlier this week, CBS Sports named their top 25 power five college football coaches heading into the 2023 season.
A panel of experts voted on the list, and CBS Sports has continued to put together this ranking every year since 2016.
Within their ranking, Wisconsin Badgers’ head coach Luke Fickell was ranked #9 and became the first coach to ever debut in the top 10 on this list.
Sporting a 57-18 record at Cincinnati, three 11-win seasons, and a playoff appearance, it isn’t a surprise to see Fickell ranked so high.
Writer Tom Fornelli had this to say about Fickell: “No coach in the history of these rankings has made their debut in the top 10, but if anybody was going to do so, it would be Fickell.