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College Football: Power ranking every Power Five head coach for 2020

By Aaron Gershon

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers meets head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide at mid-field after his 44-16 win in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers meets head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide at mid-field after his 44-16 win in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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52. player. 836. . . . Chip Kelly

Ever since Chip Kelly left Oregon for the NFL, his coaching career has gone downhill. His time at UCLA hasn’t been any different so far.

player. 824. . . . Mike Locksley. 51

Maryland showed some promise in their first few games under Mike Locksley last season, but the season quickly fell apart. Luckily Locksley has done some great recruiting work, which should help turn things around in College Park.

. Dino Barbers. 50. player. 827. .

Outside of one 10-win season, Dino Barbers hasn’t had much success at Syracuse.

. . . Justin Fuente. 49. player. 847

Justin Fuente is just 1-3 in bowl games at Virginia Tech and hasn’t had the Hokies anywhere near the elite program they once were.

. Geoff Collins. 48. player. 880. .

Geoff Collins has plenty of work to do at Georgia Tech but his solid track record at places like Temple proves he is capable of getting the job done.

. . . Dave Clawson. 47. player. 889

Dave Clawson deserves a ton of credit for helping turn things around at Wake Forest but his head coaching record is still 36-40 in Winston Salem which hurts his ranking here.

46. player. 813. . . . Tom Allen

Tom Allen finally got Indiana to a bowl game in 2019 but still has only posted one winning season in four years as Hoosiers head coach.

player. 807. . . . Lovie Smith. 45

Things are finally starting to turn around in a big way for Lovie Smith at Illinois but his head coaching record since taking the job is still a brutal 15-34.

823. . . . Chris Klieman . 44. player

Chris Klieman did amazing things at North Dakota State and posted an 8-5 season in his first year leading Kansas State. He still has a lot more to prove at the Power Five level to be ranked to higher here.

43. player. 877. . . . Neal Brown

Neal Brown is a great offensive mind who did very well at Troy but his first year in Morgantown was ugly but it was expected with the team rebuilding.

42. player. 851. . . . Tom Herman

Tom Herman is 25-15 at Texas. This is no where near where his record should be given the talent he’s had.

846. . . . Nick Rolovich. 41. player

Nick Rolovich turned Hawaii into a winning football program and should continue to steer the Cougars in the right direction as he replaces Mike Leach in Pullman.

832. . . . Jonathan Smith. 40. player

In just two years, Jonathan Smith got the Beavers into second place in the Pac-12 North. In year three, his Oregon State program should be a bowl team.

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