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Florida’s loss is Notre Dame’s gain in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Notre Dame took care of business against Florida State, while Florida fell to Texas A&M which helped the Irish move up in the Coaches Poll.

Notre Dame’s return to the field was just as a few of us expected, they had to shake off some rust early on and didn’t beat an overmatched Florida State team as soundly as they should have. But a win is a win and the Irish continue to have a crooked number first and a big fat zero after the dash.

Advance and survive, that’s the name of the game. The Irish did just that, while watching Florida do the opposite. The Gators loss is Notre Dame gain, as they moved up one spot to No. 4.

Here is the full Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. Last weeks rankings are in parentheses while the ACC teams are in bold.

1 Clemson (1)

2 Alabama (2)

3 Georgia (3)

4 Notre Dame (5)

5 Ohio State (6)

6 North Carolina (9)

7 Oklahoma State (10)

8 Penn State (8)

9 Florida (6)

10 Cincinnati (11)

11 Texas A&M (20)

12 Miami (7)

13 BYU (15)

14 Auburn (13)

15 Wisconsin (14)

16 Oregon (17)

17 Tennessee (12)

18 SMU (21)

19 Michigan (19)

20 Iowa St. (24)

21 ULL (23)

22 Kansas St. (NR)

23 Virginia Tech (18)

24 USC (NR)

25 Minnesota (NR)

Oklahoma remains unranked in Amway Coaches Poll

The fresh Amway Coaches Poll is out, but the Oklahoma Sooners are still missing from the Top 25.

Oklahoma is not used to being an unranked football team, but that is where they found themselves after their second straight loss a week ago to Iowa State.

Yesterday, the Sooners bounced back with a wild four-overtime win over No. 22 Texas.

There was some speculation this could be enough to get Oklahoma back into the rankings, but it looks like they will be forced to wait at least another week as they are unranked again in the official release of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA Today Sports.

They are the third-highest team in the “also receiving votes” group, just behind UCF and NC State.

Topping the rankings is still Clemson at No. 1, and the top five is rounded out with Alabama, Georgia, Notre Dame, and Ohio State.

There are three Big 12 teams in the rankings with Oklahoma State at No. 7, Iowa State at No. 20, and Kansas State at No. 22.

Oklahoma will be off next week before heading head to Fort Worth to match up with TCU on October 24th.

Where Tennessee is ranked in the 2020 Week 5 Amway Coaches Poll

Where Tennessee is ranked in the 2020 Week 5 Amway Coaches Poll.

KNOXVILLE — The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports has been released following the fifth week of the 2020 college football season.

The Vols are ranked No. 17 in the Week 5 Amway Coaches Poll.

Tennessee (2-1, 2-1 SEC) will host Kentucky in Week 4 of the SEC’s 10-game league-only schedule.

2020 Week 5 Amway Coaches Poll

1 Clemson 4-0 1543 55 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 3-0 1478 5 2 — 2/3
3 Georgia 3-0 1424 0 3 — 3/4
4 Notre Dame 3-0 1332 0 5 1 4/10
5 Ohio State 0-0 1194 2 6 1 2/10
6 North Carolina 3-0 1175 0 9 3 6/19
7 Oklahoma State 3-0 1056 0 10 3 7/19
8 Penn State 0-0 1005 0 8 — 7/13
9 Florida 2-1 928 0 3 -6 3/9
10 Cincinnati 3-0 906 0 11 1 10/22
11 Texas A&M 2-1 801 0 20 9 10/20
12 Miami 3-1 795 0 7 -5 7/NR
13 Brigham Young 4-0 759 0 15 2 13/23
14 Auburn 2-1 735 0 13 -1 7/14
15 Wisconsin 0-0 687 0 14 -1 12/18
16 Oregon 0-0 646 0 17 1 9/17
17 Tennessee 2-1 505 0 12 -5 12/NR
18 Southern Methodist 4-0 464 0 21 3 18/NR
19 Michigan 0-0 454 0 19 — 15/21
20 Iowa State 3-1 372 0 24 4 20/NR
21 UL Lafayette 3-0 280 0 23 2 21/NR
22 Kansas State 3-1 276 0 NR 7 22/NR
23 Virginia Tech 2-1 156 0 18 -5 18/24
24 Southern California 0-0 147 0 NR 4 17/NR
25 Minnesota 0-0 146 0 NR 1 18/NR
Schools that dropped out
No. 16 Louisiana State; No. 22 Texas; No. 25 Central Florida.
Others receiving votes
Central Florida 93; NC State 89; Oklahoma 87; Marshall 73; Boston College 68; Iowa 53; Coastal Carolina 48; Utah 44; West Virginia 39; UAB 38; Army 37; Boise State 36; Tulsa 20; Mississippi State 20; Memphis 17; Texas Christian 16; Mississippi 13; Air Force 13; Arizona State 12; Liberty 8; Kentucky 8; Texas 7; Houston 7; California 7; Washington 6; Stanford 6; Missouri 6; Nebraska 5; Louisiana Tech 5; Louisiana State 4; Arkansas 1.
The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 62 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2020 season: Dino Babers, Syracuse; Craig Bohl, Wyoming; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Matt Campbell, Iowa State; Steve Campbell, South Alabama; Jason Candle, Toledo; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Butch Davis, Florida International; Manny Diaz, Miami (Fla.); Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern; James Franklin, Penn State; Hugh Freeze, Liberty; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech; Todd Graham, Hawaii; Jeff Hafley, Boston College; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Will Healy, Charlotte; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Texas; Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Brian Kelly, Notre Dame; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Jeff Monken, Army; Dan Mullen, Florida; Billy Napier, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Jeff Scott, South Florida; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Jonathan Smith, Oregon State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Sumlin, Arizona; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Matt Wells, Texas Tech; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

Week 6 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas falls out after Red River catastrophe

After Texas’ second loss of the season, they fall out of the Amway Coaches Poll. It is the first time this season Texas will not be ranked.

Tom Herman has coached against Oklahoma five times during his time at Texas and has lost four of them. Saturday’s loss was the most difficult of them to swallow, losing in four overtimes.

After the Longhorns’ second loss of the season, they fall out of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. It is the first time this season Texas will not have a ranking next to their name.

After their Red River Shootout win, Oklahoma remains unranked, receiving 87 votes. Oklahoma State remains the highest-ranked Big 12 team after a bye week at No. 7, while Iowa State rises up to No. 20. Kansas State jumps into the polls at No. 22.

Here is the full Amway Coaches Poll top 25:

1) Clemson

2) Alabama

3) Georgia

4) Notre Dame

5) Ohio State

6) North Carolina

7) Oklahoma State

8) Penn State

9) Flordia

10) Cincinnati

11) Texas A&M

12) Miami

13) Brigham Young

14) Auburn

15) Wisconsin

16) Oregon

17) Tennessee

18) Southern Methodist

19) Michigan

20) Iowa State

21) UL Lafayette

22) Kansas State

23) Virginia Tech

24) Southern California

25) Minnesota

Schools dropped out:

No. 16 Louisiana State; No. 22 Texas; No. 25 Central Florida.

Others receiving votes:

Central Florida 93; NC State 89; Oklahoma 87; Marshall 73; Boston College 68; Iowa 53; Coastal Carolina 48; Utah 44; West Virginia 39; UAB 38; Army 37; Boise State 36; Tulsa 20; Mississippi State 20; Memphis 17; Texas Christian 16; Mississippi 13; Air Force 13; Arizona State 12; Liberty 8; Kentucky 8; Texas 7; Houston 7; California 7; Washington 6; Stanford 6; Missouri 6; Nebraska 5; Louisiana Tech 5; Louisiana State 4; Arkansas 1.

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Auburn falls in latest Amway Coaches Poll despite win

The Tigers pulled out a 30-28 victory over Arkansas on Saturday.

Auburn pulled out a hard-fought (and controversial) victory against Arkansas on Saturday night in Jordan-Hare Stadium with Anders Carlson nailing a field goal to give the Tigers a 30-28 victory.

The voters in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports weren’t impressed though as Gus Malzahn’s team fell in the latest poll as the Tigers are now No. 14, moving down a spot.

Clemson stays at No. 1 after a blowout 42-17 win against then-No. 7 Miami. Alabama, 63-48 victors against Ole Miss, stays at No. 2 while Georgia remains at No. 3.

Here is the complete poll:

1 Clemson 4-0 1543 55 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 3-0 1478 5 2 — 2/3
3 Georgia 3-0 1424 0 3 — 3/4
4 Notre Dame 3-0 1332 0 5 1 4/10
5 Ohio State 0-0 1194 2 6 1 2/10
6 North Carolina 3-0 1175 0 9 3 6/19
7 Oklahoma State 3-0 1056 0 10 3 7/19
8 Penn State 0-0 1005 0 8 — 7/13
9 Florida 2-1 928 0 3 -6 3/9
10 Cincinnati 3-0 906 0 11 1 10/22
11 Texas A&M 2-1 801 0 20 9 10/20
12 Miami 3-1 795 0 7 -5 7/NR
13 Brigham Young 4-0 759 0 15 2 13/23
14 Auburn 2-1 735 0 13 -1 7/14
15 Wisconsin 0-0 687 0 14 -1 12/18
16 Oregon 0-0 646 0 17 1 9/17
17 Tennessee 2-1 505 0 12 -5 12/NR
18 Southern Methodist 4-0 464 0 21 3 18/NR
19 Michigan 0-0 454 0 19 — 15/21
20 Iowa State 3-1 372 0 24 4 20/NR
21 UL Lafayette 3-0 280 0 23 2 21/NR
22 Kansas State 3-1 276 0 NR 7 22/NR
23 Virginia Tech 2-1 156 0 18 -5 18/24
24 Southern California 0-0 147 0 NR 4 17/NR
25 Minnesota 0-0 146 0 NR 1 18/N

Big Ten teams see slight boost in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Ohio State remained No. 6 in the newly released coaches poll, but the three other ranked Big Ten teams all moved up a few spots.

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The Big Ten won’t kickoff the 2020 season for a few more weeks but there was still some movement up the rankings for a handful of Big Ten teams in the latest coaches poll.

Ohio State remained No. 6 in the newly released Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA Today, but the three other ranked Big Ten squads all moved up a few spots based on this past weekend’s results. Penn State moved up two spots to No. 8, Wisconsin jumped up four spots to No. 14, and Michigan scooted up two spots to No. 19. Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska also received votes in this week’s poll.

To no surprise, Michigan State didn’t receive any votes in this week’s poll. The Spartans open the 2020 season on Oct. 24 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Game time for kickoff in that one is still to be determined.

Click here to view the entire Top 25 poll.

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Week 5 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas drop 13 spots, Oklahoma unranked

With the loss, UT drops 13 spots in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. UT is now ranked No. 22, behind Texas A&M and SMU. 

For the seventh time in nine years, Texas lost to Garry Patterson and TCU. A mix of timely penalties and the Longhorns’ offense struggling all-day caused the first loss of the season.

With the loss, Texas drops 13 spots in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. The Longhorns are now ranked No. 22, behind Texas A&M and SMU.

As for the rest of the Big 12, Oklahoma State jumps into the top 10 for the first time this season. Mike Gundy’s squad is the highest-ranked conference team. After defeating Oklahoma, Iowa State jumps into the poll at No. 24. The Sooners are now 1-2 this season, causing them to be unranked for the first time since 2016.

Here is the full Amway Coaches Poll top 25:

1) Clemson

2) Alabama

3) Georgia

3) Florida

5) Notre Dame

6) Ohio State

7) Notre Dame

8) Penn State

9) North Carolina

10) Oklahoma State

11) Cincinnati

12) Tennessee

13) Auburn

14) Wisconsin

15) Brigham Young

16) Louisiana State

17) Oregon

18) Virginia Tech

19) Oklahoma State

20) Texas A&M

21) Southern Methodist

22) Texas

23) UL Layfette

24) Iowa State

25) Central Florida

Schools dropped out:

No. 14 Mississippi State; No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 24 Memphis; No. 25 Pittsburgh.

Others receiving votes:

Mississippi State 120; Minnesota 120; Southern California 112; Kansas State 86; Texas Christian 58; Oklahoma 53; Army 51; Marshall 46; Iowa 39; Coastal Carolina 38; Utah 36; Memphis 35; Arkansas 35; Pittsburgh 32; West Virginia 30; Boise State 30; UAB 25; Mississippi 24; NC State 17; Arizona State 16; Tulsa 15; Air Force 13; Kentucky 11; Washington 8; Virginia 8; Nebraska 5; California 5; Boston College 5; Stanford 4; Baylor 2; Liberty 1.

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Georgia steps up, ties Florida for third in latest Amway Coaches Poll

The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was released on Sunday with a bit of a wrinkle in its latest rankings for two SEC teams.

The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports was released on Sunday with a bit of a wrinkle in its latest rankings that fans of the Southeastern Conference can appreciate.

The latest iteration of the ballot saw the Georgia Bulldogs inch up a slot to move into a tie with their rival the Florida Gators in the No. 3 spot. The Bulldogs soundly defeated the then-seventh-ranked Auburn Tigers 27-7 on Saturday to answer their critics after a less-than-impressive SEC Week 1 win against the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The Gators, on the other hand, dispatched the South Carolina Gamecocks at home on Saturday with relative authority, though some questions still remain about how robust UF’s defense actually is versus what has been seen so far.

The full poll results are provided below.

Rank Team Rcd Pts 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo
1 Clemson 3-0 1533 46 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 2-0 1496 14 2 — 2/3
3 Georgia 2-0 1372 0 4 1 3/4
3 Florida 2-0 1372 0 3 — 3/8
5 Notre Dame 2-0 1256 0 5 — 5/10
6 Ohio State 0-0 1192 2 6 — 2/10
7 Miami 3-0 1149 0 8 1 7/NR
8 Penn State 0-0 983 0 10 2 7/13
9 North Carolina 2-0 982 0 11 2 9/19
10 Oklahoma State 3-0 818 0 19 9 10/19
11 Cincinnati 3-0 807 0 15 4 11/22
12 Tennessee 2-0 744 0 20 8 12/NR
13 Auburn 1-1 701 0 7 -6 7/13
14 Wisconsin 0-0 668 0 18 4 12/18
15 Brigham Young 3-0 646 0 22 7 15/23
16 Louisiana State 1-1 616 0 17 1 5/17
17 Oregon 0-0 494 0 NR — 9/NR
18 Virginia Tech 2-0 423 0 23 5 18/24
19 Michigan 0-0 409 0 21 2 15/21
20 Texas A&M 1-1 339 0 13 -7 10/20
21 Southern Methodist 4-0 304 0 NR 7 21/NR
22 Texas 2-1 295 0 9 -13 8/22
23 UL Lafayette 3-0 207 0 NR 3 21/NR
24 Iowa State 2-1 137 0 NR — 24/NR
25 Central Florida 2-1 127 0 12 -13 12/25

Schools Dropped Out

No. 14 Mississippi State; No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 24 Memphis; No. 25 Pittsburgh.

Others Receiving Votes

Mississippi State 120; Minnesota 120; Southern California 112; Kansas State 86; Texas Christian 58; Oklahoma 53; Army 51; Marshall 46; Iowa 39; Coastal Carolina 38; Utah 36; Memphis 35; Arkansas 35; Pittsburgh 32; West Virginia 30; Boise State 30; UAB 25; Mississippi 24; NC State 17; Arizona State 16; Tulsa 15; Air Force 13; Kentucky 11; Washington 8; Virginia 8; Nebraska 5; California 5; Boston College 5; Stanford 4; Baylor 2; Liberty 1.

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Alabama continues to check in at No. 2 in latest Amway Coaches Poll

Alabama stays at No. 2 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll after getting a big win against the Texas A&M Aggies over the weekend.

Alabama has now played two games during the 2020 season, winning both. For that reason, the Crimson Tide remained at No. 2 overall in the latest Amway Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Texas A&M was the latest victim, as the Aggies were handled by Alabama with a final score 24-52. It wasn’t enough to put the Crimson Tide ahead of Clemson in the poll, but the gap continues to close with each passing week.

Here is how the top 25 currently looks:

1. Clemson (3-0)

2. Alabama (2-0)

3. Georgia (2-0)

3. Florida (2-0)

5. Notre Dame (2-0)

6. Ohio State (0-0)

7. Miami (3-0)

8. Penn State (0-0)

9. North Carolina (2-0)

10. Oklahoma State (3-0)

11. Cincinnati (3-0)

12. Tennessee (2-0)

13. Auburn (1-1)

14. Wisconsin (0-0)

15. BYU (3-0)

16. LSU (1-1)

17. Oregon (0-0)

18. Virginia Tech (2-0)

19. Michigan (0-0)

20. Texas A&M (1-1)

21. SMU (4-0)

22. Texas (2-1)

23. UL-Lafayette (3-0)

24. Iowa State (2-1)

25. UCF (2-1)

Mississippi State was one of the four schools who dropped out of the top 25, joining Oklahoma, Memphis and Pitt. That development leaves seven teams from the SEC currently in the top 25.

Up next, Alabama will travel to Oxford to take on Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss. It’ll be the second consecutive week that Nick Saban will be facing off against a former assistant coach,

Stay tuned for more updates from Roll Tide Wire, powered by USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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Where Tennessee is ranked in the 2020 Week 4 Amway Coaches Poll

Where Tennessee is ranked in the 2020 Week 4 Amway Coaches Poll

KNOXVILLE — The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports has been released following the fourth week of the 2020 college football season.

The Vols are ranked No. 12 in the Week 4 Amway Coaches Poll.

Tennessee (2-0, 2-0 SEC) will play at Georgia in Week 3 of the SEC’s 10-game league-only schedule.

2020 Week 4 Amway Coaches Poll

1 Clemson 3-0 1533 46 1 — 1/1
2 Alabama 2-0 1496 14 2 — 2/3
3 Georgia 2-0 1372 0 4 1 3/4
3 Florida 2-0 1372 0 3 — 3/8
5 Notre Dame 2-0 1256 0 5 — 5/10
6 Ohio State 0-0 1192 2 6 — 2/10
7 Miami 3-0 1149 0 8 1 7/NR
8 Penn State 0-0 983 0 10 2 7/13
9 North Carolina 2-0 982 0 11 2 9/19
10 Oklahoma State 3-0 818 0 19 9 10/19
11 Cincinnati 3-0 807 0 15 4 11/22
12 Tennessee 2-0 744 0 20 8 12/NR
13 Auburn 1-1 701 0 7 -6 7/13
14 Wisconsin 0-0 668 0 18 4 12/18
15 Brigham Young 3-0 646 0 22 7 15/23
16 Louisiana State 1-1 616 0 17 1 5/17
17 Oregon 0-0 494 0 NR — 9/NR
18 Virginia Tech 2-0 423 0 23 5 18/24
19 Michigan 0-0 409 0 21 2 15/21
20 Texas A&M 1-1 339 0 13 -7 10/20
21 Southern Methodist 4-0 304 0 NR 7 21/NR
22 Texas 2-1 295 0 9 -13 8/22
23 UL Lafayette 3-0 207 0 NR 3 21/NR
24 Iowa State 2-1 137 0 NR — 24/NR
25 Central Florida 2-1 127 0 12 -13 12/25
Schools dropped out
No. 14 Mississippi State; No. 16 Oklahoma; No. 24 Memphis; No. 25 Pittsburgh.
Others receiving votes
Mississippi State 120; Minnesota 120; Southern California 112; Kansas State 86; Texas Christian 58; Oklahoma 53; Army 51; Marshall 46; Iowa 39; Coastal Carolina 38; Utah 36; Memphis 35; Arkansas 35; Pittsburgh 32; West Virginia 30; Boise State 30; UAB 25; Mississippi 24; NC State 17; Arizona State 16; Tulsa 15; Air Force 13; Kentucky 11; Washington 8; Virginia 8; Nebraska 5; California 5; Boston College 5; Stanford 4; Baylor 2; Liberty 1.
The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 62 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2020 season: Dino Babers, Syracuse; Craig Bohl, Wyoming; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Matt Campbell, Iowa State; Steve Campbell, South Alabama; Jason Candle, Toledo; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Butch Davis, Florida International; Manny Diaz, Miami (Fla.); Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern; James Franklin, Penn State; Hugh Freeze, Liberty; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech; Todd Graham, Hawaii; Jeff Hafley, Boston College; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Will Healy, Charlotte; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Texas; Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Brian Kelly, Notre Dame; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Jeff Monken, Army; Dan Mullen, Florida; Billy Napier, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Jeff Scott, South Florida; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Jonathan Smith, Oregon State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Sumlin, Arizona; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Matt Wells, Texas Tech; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.