3. Randy Edsall, Connecticut
Kudos for Randy Edsall being one of the biggest hustlers in the history of college football with the contract he got for returning to Storrs after five lackluster seasons at Maryland. He collected $56,000 in bonuses and his defensive coordinator Billy Crocker collected $13,500 while offensive coordinator John Dunn collected $14,500 despite winning one game and having the worse defense in the history of college football.
Crocker’s defense allowed 617 yards and 51 points per game. He’s been historically bad after making UConn football a thing.
When UConn started playing football again in 2000, Edsall was hired to build a program from the ground up. After playing as an independent for four years, they were invited to the Big East in 2004 were they played until the Big East became a basketball-only conference.
In the 11 seasons he was there (2000-2010) he led the Huskies to seven winning seasons and three bowl wins. Since his return, they’ve won four games and have been just plain bad. He’s proof that you can’t always go home again. One more bad season and they will be looking for another coach.