The 20 Best Jobs in College Football Today, Ranked

In light of USC’s firing of Clay Helton, the conversation about what is the best job in college football has become a talking point and there is no clear answer.

USC has a coaching vacancy following the long-awaited firing of Clay Helton. The Trojans job should be, can be and has been one of the top three-five jobs in college football. But is it today? It’s been more than a decade since Pete Carroll sat on the sidelines and even longer since Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush won Heisman trophies and the USC dynasty ruled college football.

Since Carroll left USC for the Seahawks after the 2009 season, the Trojans are 84-47. 66-30 record in the Pac-12 and a 3-4 bowl record. USC has won four Pac-12 South division titles, a Rose Bowl and a Pac-12 championship, the latter two coming under Helton, and six seasons ended with the Trojans ranked in the Top 25, two in the top six first.

They have gone through coaches (Lane Kiffin, Steve Sarkisian, interim Ed Orgeron and Helton with great seasons but more average and disappointing seasons. USC can win national championships under the right coach, but the right coach their escaped.

As USC football searches for the right coach, again, where does it rank among other programs when it comes to evaluating the best jobs in college football?

A number of factors and variables come into play when answering this question, and each candidate will evaluate them differently. Additionally, the best job may be a place where you never win a national championship, but where you can enjoy lifelong job security just because you win seven or eight games every year.

The Northwest isn’t a better job than Alabama, but it is for Pat Fitzgerald.

Taking into account current success, historical pedigree, willingness to spend, facilities, boosters, fans and their expectations, recruiting footprint, athletic director and university administration serving as primary factors that make a attractive job or not, these jobs are the best jobs in college. soccer.

1. Alabama
2. state of ohio
3. Georgia
4. our Lady
5. Clemson
6. LSU
7. Oklahoma
8. Texas
9. Texas A&M
10. Oregon
11. Michigan
12. State of Pennsylvania
13. Florida
14. U.S.C.
15. Auburn
16. Miami
17. State of Florida
18. North West
19. North Carolina
20. UCF

There are dips and levels for the best jobs in college football, just like in the AP Top 25. There can be a big gap between job #5 and job #6, just as there can be a huge gap. between team no. 5 and team no. 6.

There is clearly a top 10 best college job and you can mix and match certain teams however you want depending on which variables weigh most heavily on you. Most will have the same top 10 teams, but the order may be slightly different.

Beyond the top 10, it gets interesting and a little complicated.

How do you rate past successes when considering the attractiveness of a job today and for the next five years? Michigan, USC, Miami and Florida State are all historic programs with championships, Heisman winners, NFL players and legendary moments. However, they are not currently living their best lives.

This group may return to the bottom of the top 10 when they start winning at this elite level, but until then, these aren’t the top jobs like fans would like to believe.

Without a doubt, USC has the best chance of returning to former great jobs with the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and the elite. Outside of Florida, California has the highest number of recruits each year. They also have a higher proportion of great quarterbacks. They just let them leave the state, including Alabama’s Bryce Young and Clemson’s DJ Uiagalaleli. When USC starts recruiting these quarterbacks again, the skill players and offensive linemen will come play with them. USC has inherent advantages that some of the best jobs currently don’t have.

15 years ago, who would have thought that Clemson would be one of the best jobs in college football? This is why it is essential to hire a replacement for Helton. USC can’t screw up again and let another decade go by.

If you don’t like my list of the best jobs in college football, then maybe you’ll agree more with FOX college football broadcaster Joel Klatt and his top five?

SEC Network host Peter Burns listed his top five jobs and a few honorable mentions.

College football media has gotten the memo that we’re supposed to talk and write about top jobs, so expect it to be a topic of conversation on Finebaum and wherever you consume your favorite football podcasts and articles university.

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