Big Ten Football: Ranking the head coaches for 2015

Jul 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer speaks during 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days at Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports

Ranking the Big Ten coaches from worst to first for the 2015 college football season.

It has been a long time since Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler ruled the sidelines of the Big Ten. Those two guys were legends and were part of the glory days for Big Ten coaches that also included greats like Lou Holtz and Hayden Fry.

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Since those days though far too often the Big Ten schools went on the cheap and hired retread coaches. It has been one of the reasons that Ohio State has dominated the league for most of the last fifteen years.

Those days are quickly coming to an end.

OSU went out three years ago and hired arguably the best coach in college football in Urban Meyer. Penn State went out and nabbed a guy who is a rock star on the recruiting trail in James Franklin. Michigan hired their fans Messiah in Jim Harbaugh, a unique guy who has won everywhere he has coached. Mark Dantonio has quietly put Michigan State on the national map.

Jerry Kill was so close to taking Minnesota to the Big Ten championship game. Kill also has two Big Ten Coach of the Year trophies to hang his hat on. New hires Paul Chryst and Mike Riley step into storied programs, were they the right hires? Can either of them pull an upset in my rankings?

The question is which coach is the best? How would you rank them? Here is my take on how each coach in the Big Ten ranks in 2015.

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