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Power 5 Head Coaching Tiers: Where Does Vols Head Coach Butch Jones Fall?

By Zach Ragan

Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the second half against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 38-28. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the second half against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 38-28. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban greet each other after the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Ohio State defeated Alabama 42-35. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban greet each other after the 2015 Sugar Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Ohio State defeated Alabama 42-35. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

Tier 1 — Elite

These coaches are the hands down best in college football

  • Nick Saban — Alabama (205-61-1)
  • Urban Meyer — Ohio State (165-29)

These two coaches are head and shoulders above the rest of college football.

Saban and Meyer have eight national championships between them (5 for Saban, 3 for Meyer) and their teams are at the top of their respective conferences on a yearly basis.

There are very few elite coaches in college football history. We are fortunate to be watching two of the greatest ever in their prime at the same time.

If you’re a fan of a school that’s not Alabama or Ohio State, it’s really not fair to compare your program to these two.

Had different schools hired Saban and Meyer, say Texas and Georgia for example, those would be the two elite programs in college football.

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