Barrett Sallee of CBS Sports activities just lately ranked the 14 head coaches within the SEC heading into the 2022 school soccer season.
In a convention that also homes Nick Saban, there’s hardly a query as to who occupies the No. 1 spot on the listing. Regardless of Georgia and Kirby Good lastly conquering Saban and the Crimson Tide, Good is prone to stay under Saban on any listing till the Alabama head coach formally resigns.
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Is Good the clear-cut No. 2 head coach within the SEC? Sallee says sure, and actually anybody else ought to most likely say sure as effectively
However as for the remainder of the convention, there’s loads of debate as to who goes the place.
Right here’s a have a look at Sallee’s head teaching rankings as we inch nearer to September’s kickoff:
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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel (AP Photograph/Wade Payne)
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FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS – SEPTEMBER 18: Head Coach Sam Pittman of the Arkansas Razorbacks (Photograph by Wesley Hitt/Getty Photographs)
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5: Mark Stoops – Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats head coach Mark Stoops (Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Mark Stoops enters his tenth season in Lexington with a 59-53 document, together with a 10-3 end final season.
Our rating: No. 3
4: Brian Kelly – LSU Tigers
LSU head coach Brian Kelly (Patrick Dennis-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Brian Kelly enters his first season as LSU head coach after departing from Notre Dame, the place he went 92-39 over 12 seasons.
Our rating: No. 6
3: Jimbo Fisher – Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher (Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Jimbo Fisher enters his fifth season as Texas A&M head coach with a document of 34-14, together with an 8-4 end in 2021.
Our rating: No. 5
2: Kirby Good – Georgia Bulldogs
Head coach Kirby Good of the Georgia Bulldogs (Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photographs)
Kirby Good led Georgia to its first nationwide title in 41 years final season and holds a 66-15 document in Athens, together with 41-9 within the SEC by way of six seasons.
Our rating: No. 2
By way of Sallee:
Kirby Good (2 total): Good led the Bulldogs to this system’s first nationwide title in 41 years when his squad topped Alabama in Indianapolis in January, and he has this system arrange for long-term success after stockpiling expertise within the Peach State. The Dawgs have 4 SEC East titles, one SEC title and two nationwide championship appearances since Good took over in 2016 as a first-time head coach. It’s actually arduous to maintain success, particularly early in a coach’s profession, however Good did it shortly and reveals no signal of slowing down anytime quickly. Final 12 months: 3 in SEC
1: Nick Saban – Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama head coach Nick Saban (Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Nick Saban enters his sixteenth season as Alabama head coach holding an unimaginable 178-25 document, together with 103-16 within the SEC and 6 nationwide titles.
Our rating: No. 1
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