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Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia, Jr. has three predictions on the NFL coaching carousel, the Ohio State-Notre Dame national title game and the status of Miami commit Jordan Campbell.
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1. ONE OF THE BIG FOUR COACHES HEAD TO THE NFL.
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There are just too many great jobs open in professional football at the moment – with the Dallas Cowboys officially on the market as of Monday – for the hottest college football coaches to collectively be ignored during the hiring process.
At this point, especially as the Nick Saban and Mack Brown eras have officially wrapped up, it would appear the younger and more modern coaches are going to be coveted. The big four of this coaching carousel may be considered Deion Sanders, Marcus Freeman, Steve Sarkisian and Dan Lanning.
Which one jumps? That’s anyone’s guess, but Coach Prime is the obvious choice with the Cowboys. Don’t rule out one of the other three, though.
The current fluidity of college football roster management only enhances the notion that the NFL is not only a promotion, but perhaps even a gig with fewer hours needed at certain points of the year compared with Power Four college ball.
Sarkisian has the most experience and of course has called plays at the pro level. Lanning has been the hottest young name for at least three years and now Freeman is on the type of run that makes folks wonder if this is the apex or the beginning of his own run as an elite coach.
2. OHIO STATE WINS THE MARCUS FREEMAN…
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Publish date : 2025-01-14 14:57:00
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