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CBS Sports ranked every Power 5 head coach. Here’s where the 14 B1G names landed
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It’s that time of year again.
With the spring practice schedule in the books, it’s time to begin looking ahead to the 2021 season. Part of that includes making judgements about which teams have the best coaches on the sidelines and which might be hindered by the guy calling the shots.
This week, CBS Sports writer Tom Fornelli ranked all 65 head coaches in Power 5 football heading into the 2021 season. Two B1G head coaches cracked the Top 10 and three were listed outside the Top 50.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was the highest-ranked coach from the B1G, coming in at No. 4. The lowest was Maryland’s Mike Locksley, who was listed at No. 61.
Below is where every B1G head coach landed on CBS Sports’ rankings. You can view the full list here:
No. 4: Ryan Day, Ohio State
No. 8: Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
No. 13: James Franklin, Penn State
No. 17: Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
No. 18: Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
No. 20: Tom Allen, Indiana
No. 23: Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
No. 25: P.J. Fleck, Minnesota
No. 34: Greg Schiano, Rutgers
No. 42: Bret Bielema, Illinois
No. 47: Scott Frost, Nebraska
No. 53: Jeff Brohm, Purdue
No. 57: Mel Tucker, Michigan State
No. 61: Mike Locksley, Maryland
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB