Power 5 Head Coaching Tiers: Where Does Vols Head Coach Butch Jones Fall?
By Zach Ragan
Tennessee Vols head coach Butch Jones has received both praise and criticism for the job he’s done at UT. But where does he fall among the other coaches in college football?
Putting college football head coaches in tiers isn’t as subjective as you’d think.
Sure, a lot of what follows in this article is based on opinion. But I think you’ll find that if you look at these coaches’ records and accomplishments, there’s a lot of symmetry among the six tiers.
We tried to be as objective as possible. Obviously not everyone will agree, but that’s ok. We’d love to hear your feedback on the tiers. Let us know what we got wrong (and how wrong you think we were). Or let us know what we got right, if you feel inclined to do so.
As always, you can reach out to us on Twitter (@TennTruth) to let us know your thoughts, or hit up the comment section.
But enough of that, let’s get to the tiers. That’s what you came for.
(For these head coaching tiers, we only used the coaches from the Power 5 conferences, plus Brian Kelly at Notre Dame.)