Top 10 College Football Head Coaches who are Rising Stars

Sep 13, 2014; Huntington, WV, USA; Marshall Thundering Herd head coach Doc Holliday during the game against the Ohio Bobcats during the first half at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Marshall defeated Ohio 44-14. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports

As a man in his late 50s approaching 60, Doc Holliday seems like an odd guy to be so high on this list. But he did not get his first head coaching job until 2010 at Marshall, and in five years he has taken the Thundering Herd to unprecedented heights.

Holliday has the program back to the days of where it was when Bob Pruitt was head coach, and even if he is approaching 60 in the coming years, he is coming off a 13-1 season and has the energy of a guy in his early 40s.

Holliday’s track record demands that he get a chance to coach at a higher level if he has another season like the one he just had. That seems unlikely with quarterback Rakeem Cato gone, but he still has 11 starters back and a decent foundation.

And there is a chance that the 2016 season could mirror this one. At that point, even at 58, somebody will want to take a shot on him at a very high level.

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Doc Holliday

Head Coach, Marshall Thundering Herd

Career Record: 40-25

Record at Marshall: 40-25

As a man in his late 50s approaching 60, Doc Holliday seems like an odd guy to be so high on this list. But he did not get his first head coaching job until 2010 at Marshall, and in five years he has taken the Thundering Herd to unprecedented heights.

Holliday has the program back to the days of where it was when Bob Pruitt was head coach, and even if he is approaching 60 in the coming years, he is coming off a 13-1 season and has the energy of a guy in his early 40s.

Holliday’s track record demands that he get a chance to coach at a higher level if he has another season like the one he just had. That seems unlikely with quarterback Rakeem Cato gone, but he still has 11 starters back and a decent foundation.

And there is a chance that the 2016 season could mirror this one. At that point, even at 58, somebody will want to take a shot on him at a very high level.

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