SEC Football: Power ranking every coach in the SEC

There are some new faces in the SEC football coaching landscape. Now that every team has it’s coach, where do they fall in the coaching power rankings?

After the 2016 season, many SEC schools found themselves unhappy with their coaching situation. Some coaches didn’t make it to the end of the season, some not to the bowl game. One thing is the same between them all though, they were all looking for the guy who can turn them into an Alabama type program. Some hit what people are calling the coaching jackpot and others struggled to find anyone who wanted to take their program over.

All those things considered, here are my power rankings of the SEC in terms of coaching. Let’s start at the bottom.

14. Derek Mason and Vanderbilt

This is no disrespect to Vanderbilt. They are simply not a football school. Their baseball program is elite. Their basketball program has its moments, but football is just not their forte. They aren’t getting any help from head coach Derek Mason either.

The hiring of Derek Mason in 2014 was a historic occasion. Vanderbilt became the only school in the SEC to have multiple minority head coaches in their history. That is a wonderful tidbit, but Mason does not seem to be working out for the Commodores.

Despite a strong start to 2017, they finished 5-7 with only one conference win. That isn’t much different from his past years at Vanderbilt. He finished 3-9 in 2014, 4-8 in 2015 and 6-7 in 2016. He has never had more than three wins in conference play.