Here are the top 50 offenses, adjusted for strength of schedule. Lincoln Riley (HC) is at the top. Heupel is next. Oregon's OC was in HC discussions, and so was TCU's. Georgia Southern is there at 40--
Brian Ellis' name has been mentioned. Ole Miss was two notched behind Bama with a good bit less talent. Andy Kotelnicki is the OC at Kansas (don't see him making a lateral move, but who knows?).
Collin Klein is a Kansas State alum and their OC (unlikely to move imo). Garrett Riley was SMU's OC last year and TCU's OC this year (Casey Woods is SMU's OC this year).
If we can get Brian Ellis, he wouldn't surprise me as OC. Otherwise, Willy Korn at Coastal or Jeff Grimes from Baylor, if we're looking for established OCs. Or we'd look at a position coach.
Rk | Team |
1 | USC |
2 | Tennessee |
3 | Ohio State |
4 | Washington |
5 | Georgia |
6 | Oregon |
7 | UCLA |
8 | Florida State |
9 | Michigan |
10 | TCU |
11 | Alabama |
12 | LSU |
13 | Ole Miss |
14 | Kansas |
15 | Texas |
16 | Kansas State |
17 | Utah |
18 | North Carolina |
19 | Wake Forest |
20 | SMU |
21 | Florida |
22 | BYU |
23 | Arkansas |
24 | Penn State |
25 | Baylor |
26 | UCF |
27 | Oklahoma |
28 | Houston |
29 | UTSA |
30 | Duke |
31 | Minnesota |
32 | East Carolina |
33 | Arizona |
34 | Appalachian State |
35 | Tulane |
36 | West Virginia |
37 | Maryland |
38 | Mississippi State |
39 | Purdue |
40 | Georgia Southern |
41 | Ohio |
42 | Oregon State |
43 | Notre Dame |
44 | Coastal Carolina |
45 | Texas Tech |
46 | Clemson |
47 | Michigan State |
48 | Arizona State |
49 | Syracuse |
50 | South Carolina |