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Twenty-eight FBS head coaching hires from the 2024, 2025 and 2026 cycles, graded A+ to F on program lift, results, talent leverage, roster building and cost, using CollegeFootballData.com data through games played by Nov. 11, 2026.
Since mid-October, Texas' passing game has nearly doubled its efficiency, and its defense is one of the four best in the country by SP+. The roster can beat anybody. The offensive line is why it might not get the chance.
Eleven months after he stepped down in Salt Lake City and joked he was “in the transfer portal,” the program he built is No. 2 in the CFP rankings. The program that hired him has fired its offensive coordinator, lost two trophy games, and is fielding national questions about whether he'll be back.