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Ranking college football’s top 25 head coaches for 2022

By Connor Muldowney

Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher and Alabama coach Nick Saban shake hands at midfield after their game at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.Bama618
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher and Alabama coach Nick Saban shake hands at midfield after their game at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.Bama618 /
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Apr 23, 2022; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans coach Lincoln Riley during the spring game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 23, 2022; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans coach Lincoln Riley during the spring game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Lincoln Riley is our two-loss king. Never has Riley had more than two losses in a single season as a head coach, which is wildly impressive, but he’s also never had fewer than two. He went 12-2 in his first three seasons at Oklahoma, then 9-2 in the COVID-19 year, and then 10-2 last season before bolting for USC.

Everyone was kind of shocked to see Riley leave Oklahoma after five seasons, especially when he shot down LSU coaching rumors just days before but the potential he has with the Trojans may be much higher — at least the money is.

Riley will have a couple of seasons to try and dominate in the very winnable Pac-12 before he’ll head to the Big Ten in 2024.

As one of the best offensive-minded head coaches in the country, he’ll undoubtedly build a program that can put up points in Los Angeles, but if the defense doesn’t measure up, he could have problems.

Riley is still a top-five coach in college football with three playoff appearances and four Big 12 titles.

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