Ranking the top 25 Power Four college football coaches entering the 2024 season

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Matt Campbell: The longtime Iowa State coach’s standing in our rankings has varied over the years. He’s gone from underrated to slightly overrated and back to underrated again. Perhaps this year he’s found his equilibrium? The Cyclones bounced back from a rough 4-8 mark in 2022 that saw Campbell drop to 35 to finish 7-6. So, he returns to the top 25 this year. Campbell’s done such a strong job at Iowa State over eight seasons that you forget how difficult a job it’s been historically. What I’m wondering is how things will change for the program with Oklahoma and Texas leaving the Big 12. 2023 rank: 35 (+10)24

Marcus Freeman: Another one of our climbers. Freeman had his first 10-win season with the Fighting Irish last year and is now 19-7 over his two full seasons. Most importantly, last year didn’t include any odd losses to teams like Marshall. Freeman and his staff have built a lot of positive momentum on the recruiting trail and landed a top transfer quarterback each of the last two…


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Author : Tom Fornelli

Publish date : 2024-05-15 17:21:48

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