With the end of the regular season in sight, picking the best and worst coaching jobs of 2024 for each college football league.
There are still some important games that could change the outcome, but three weeks into November it’s time to assess who has done the best coaching jobs in each league. And, because The Dash isn’t just here to hand out roses, who has done the worst. The roundup:, Indiana Hoosiers. He’s also the national Coach of the Year at this point, and arguably the Coach of the Century.
Not Coach of the Year: Mike Gundy of the Oklahoma State Cowboys. A year after playing in the Big 12 championship game, the Stillwater Mullet is 3–7 and on a seven-game losing streak. Utah has collapsed as well, but at least Kyle Whittingham has quarterback injuries as a partial excuse. Gundy doesn’t. He’s just got a bad team.Texas A&M Aggies. He showed all the substance the Jimbo Fisher era lacked, going 8–2 and putting the Aggies within reach of their first SEC title.
Runner-up: Mario Cristobal, Miami Hurricanes. It took a couple of seasons, but Cristobal is delivering on expectations when he was hired away from Oregon to restore his alma mater. With some key portal acquisitions and some great escapes in tight games, Miami controls its destiny in the ACC and CFP races.
Runner-up: Jon Sumrall, Tulane Green Wave. You want a rising star in the coaching profession? Sumrall has been a head coach for three seasons and has advanced to the league championship game every time—twice at Troy in the Sun Belt, and now in his debut at Tulane. Not Coach of the Year: Mike MacIntyre, Florida International Panthers. Playing in Pitbull Stadium has not ushered in greatness. FIU is 3–7 and 1–4 in one-score games., Bowling Green Falcons. Sticking with Loeffler through a slow three-season start to his tenure has paid off—the Falcons were competitive in Years 4 and 5 and now are in contention for the MAC championship in Year 6. Bowling Green is tied for first with Miami and Ohio, and a home game against the RedHawks on Nov.
Runner-up: Barry Odom, UNLV Rebels. He’s changed the trajectory of UNLV football, going 17–7 in two seasons and making decades of unrealized potential tangible. UNLV needs a Colorado State loss in one of its final two games to get another shot at Boise State in what would be a juicy MWC title game.
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