How First-Year College Football Coaches Fared in the 2026 Recruiting Class

Kyle Whittingham, Lane Kiffin and James Franklin are among the 32 coaches in new places at the FBS level. Here’s how their ...

Two first-year college football coaches named best set up for playoff run

Josh Pate analyzes why Alex Golesh at Auburn and Matt Campbell at Penn State are the first-year coaches best equipped for a College Football Playoff run. Read why roster familiarity and cultural fits ...
Opinion

What we learned from the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff

Did it hurt the sport's regular season? Do rivalries still matter? Here's what Nicole Auerbach took away from the first year of the expanded CFP.
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First-year college football coaches letter grades include D for Bill Belichick

Several new college football coaches, including Jason Eck at New Mexico and Jerry Mack at Kennesaw State, had highly successful debut seasons in 2025. Other coaches, like Dan Mullen at UNLV and Jake ...

College football first-year coach grades: Bill Belichick gets 'D' after rough season at North Carolina

How did the first-year coaches grade out after their debut campaigns in 2025?