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ACC Head Coach Mid-Season Power Rankings

By Caleb Hall

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 14: Head coach Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Miami Hurricanes during their game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 41-31. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 14: Head coach Mack Brown of the North Carolina Tar Heels watches his team play against the Miami Hurricanes during their game at Kenan Memorial Stadium on October 14, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The Tar Heels won 41-31. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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Oct 14, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 14, 2023; Tallahassee, Florida, USA; Syracuse Orange head coach Dino Babers during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak S. Campbell Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 12: Dino Babers, Syracuse Orange

Dino Babers is one of the most interesting coaches in the ACC, and he continues that trend this season. Syracuse started 4-0 this season and then dropped 3 in a row to Clemson, North Carolina, and Florida State, where they scored a combined 24 points in all 3 games combined. Babers did the same thing last season, where he got Syracuse to a 6-0 start but then finished the season on a 1-5 streak.

Babers team has not been playing any resemblance of good football lately, and it shows with their winless 0-3 conference record. Babers isn’t a bad coach, but he does seem to have a hard time turning his teams around when they are struggling. Babers needs to figure it out quickly before his seat starts to warm up again.

No. 11: Jeff Hafley, Boston College Eagles

Jeff Hafley looked like he was on his way out of Boston after their 1-3 start, but since then the Eagles have won 3 games and have looked good. You do have to look at who they have played though. Boston College beat Virginia and Army in 3-point wins and beat Georgia Tech last week 38-23. In a game where the Eagles outscored Georgia Tech 21-0 in the 4th quarter.

Hafley seemed to hear the noise at least a little bit because, since a 56-28 drumming at Louisville, the Eagles have been playing better football. Hafley has been better in the past few weeks, and if he can get Boston College to a bowl game his job might be saved. His seat remains hot, and until he beats a quality opponent I can’t put too much trust in him as a head coach.

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