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We are rapidly approaching the start of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff, and here at CBS Sports we have found all kinds of ways to break it down. There are, of course, expert picks with our thoughts on how the bracket will play out. We’ve also broken down the easiest and hardest paths in the bracket, power ranked the field and even identified the most impactful players suiting up for the 12 teams in the mix for a national championship.
Now we turn our attention to the sidelines, seeing how the coaches of the College Football Playoff teams stack up against each other.
It is important to note that there is no position in this ranking that is bad. From No. 1 all the way to No. 12, each coach deserves a ton of credit for even being considered because making the list at all means your team has made the College Football Playoff. That said, we do not believe in participation trophies and are tasked with making tough decisions, so the inexact science of coach rankings — something we also do every May here at CBS Sports with a ranking of every power conference coach — now takes aim at the 12 men leading the 12 teams into our first-ever expanded College Football Playoff bracket.
1. Kirby Smart, Georgia
With two national championships in the last two years and a College Football Playoff track record that stretches back to a runner-up finish in just his second-ever season as a head coach, Smart is among the most accomplished coaches of the CFP era. You could also argue that this 2024 team was one of his better…
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Author : Chip Patterson
Publish date : 2024-12-12 19:51:00
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