Ranking the Big 12’s best football head coaches going into the 2024 season

As we approach milestones on the football calendar, such as the NFL draft and spring practices beginning, this is the time of the year for rankings.

College football fans are currently trying to predict what the new-look Big 12 Conference will look like in 2024. Four new teams, including the Colorado Buffaloes, will join Big 12 next season, pushing the league’s total to 16 schools.

Buffs fans are pumped for what head coach Deion Sanders can do in his second season at the helm, but how does Coach Prime compare to other Big 12 head coaches?

Here’s how I rank each of the 16 Big 12 football head coaches going into the 2024 season:

Dave Aranda — Baylor

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Dave Aranda is entering his fifth season as Baylor’s head coach. As time goes on, his 2021 season is becoming more and more of an aberration. The Bears went 12-2 that year but have gone downhill since, falling to 3-9 in 2023. Aranda must turn this ship around fast if he wants to stay in Waco.

Brent Brennan — Arizona

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It has been a whirlwind offseason in Tucson as Arizona replaced head coach Jedd Fisch, who took the Washington Huskies job, with former San Jose State leader Brent Brennan. Brennan had some rough seasons with the Spartans but made three bowls in the past four seasons.

Kenny Dillingham — Arizona State

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Kenny Dillingham has been put into a tough spot at Arizona State, being tasked with rebuilding Sun Devils after the disastrous tenure of Herm Edwards. Dillingham should be given grace entering his second season and could skyrocket up these rankings if he can get ASU back on track.

Scott Satterfield — Cincinnati

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Scott Satterfield has had trouble since jumping to the higher levels of Division I football. Satterfield started at Appalachian State,…

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Publish date : 2024-03-02 18:12:27

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