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Ranking college football coaches with the most national championship wins: 2023 edition

The list of college football coaches who have won multiple national championships is long and storied.

College football has a long and storied history and so do the coaches at the helms of its programs.

Only one team can be crowned college football’s national champion by season’s end, with the head coach claiming victory and preserving their name in history for all-time. Very soon, we’ll have an expanded 12-team playoff to determine the best of the best in college football after Georgia went back-to-back over the last two years.

MORE: Every college football national champion since 2000.

But given how deep the history of college football is, there’s been more than a few repeat head coach winners. Whether they stayed and won at one school or jumped around across their careers, here are the top college football coaches ranked by number of national championship wins.

Ranking college football teams with the most national championships: 2023 edition

College football has a long and storied history and these are the programs that have won it all more than most.

There are hundreds of teams across the college football world, which makes it difficult to rise to the top unless you’re the best of the best.

Not only that, the way national championships have been awarded have changed over the years. And in 2024, the College Football Playoff will expand to a 12-team format, paving the way for more chaos and more chances for upsets along the way to crowning a college football king.

MORE: Every college football national champion since 2000.

Given the vast swaths of talent in the college football world, it’s no wonder winning a national championship is so hard. To celebrate another successful college football season, let’s take a look at the top teams who have amassed the most trophies in program history.

Here are the top-10 college football programs that have the most national championships!

Never A Dull Moment: Gerad Parker Leaving Notre Dame

Notre Dame was handed a gift when Gerad Parker was named head coach at Troy. Find out more about what that means now!

There’s never a dull moment in Notre Dame land. Just when you feel like things have leveled off for the Irish after a chaotic last couple of weeks, boom, more breaking news. This week the news is that Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerad Parker will soon be named Troy’s head coach.

Around and around we go.

As for the fan base, there are certainly some folks who were excited to see what Parker could do in year 2 at the offensive helm, noting that his offense did average over 39 points-per-game. But the larger majority felt as though the offensive numbers were padded against poor defenses and then the offense struggled to accomplish much against the top-tier defenses faced. So here we sit. For now, quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli will assume play-calling duties for the bowl game while the search for a replacement ensues.

Let’s examine some things to keep in mind regarding this dynamic.

Irish Fans Are In A Tough Spot

As the dog days of summer begin to die down, the Irish faithful are ramping up in terms of both anxiety and excitement. The schedule is challenging and all eyes locally and notionally are focused on Marcus Freeman in his second year at the helm. Can …

As the dog days of summer begin to die down, the Irish faithful are ramping up in terms of both anxiety and excitement. The schedule is challenging and all eyes locally and notionally are focused on Marcus Freeman in his second year at the helm.

Can the Irish improve on their 4-loss regular season? What happens in the marquee 3? Can Notre Dame avoid having losses to teams such as Marshall & Stanford this year? How might recruiting shift in the season based on the game results? How much better is Notre Dame with Sam Hartman under center? In 5 more weeks, some answers to these questions will start to unveil themselves.

Irish fans are in a tough spot right now. Anxious to be elite after decades of not being so but yet trying to also be understanding of Freeman’s learning curve and be patient with him. Let’s explore just how tough walking this tightrope will be.

Predicting the winner of each bowl game for the 2023-2024 season

With College Football postseason getting underway, here are predictions for every single bowl game (including the College Football Playoff)

The 2023 college football regular season was intriguing, to say the least. The controversy surrounding which programs should reach the College Football Playoff was the cherry on top. Despite the CFP-FSU debacle, the bowl game matchups are now fully set and fans across the country are ready for them to get started.

Several programs that were left out of the playoffs will meet in bowl games which creates even more intrigue. The bowl season is full of surprises from players deciding to sit out to coaching changes being made before bowl games are played.

Needless to say, this year’s bowl slate will be one to follow. Here predictions for each bowl game for the 2023-2024 season.

Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper is named to the AFCA All-American First Team

Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper is named to the AFCA All-American First Team

Edgerrin Cooper went on a tear this season and was the best Linebacker in the SEC and possibly the nation. He’s been racking up the accolades all year long and there might be a few more before Bowl season is over.

With this selection, Cooper is now officially a consensus All-American. His first team honors include the following:

  • American Football Coaches Association (AFCA)
  • Walter Camp Football Foundation
  • Associated Press
  • CBS Sports

Congratulations to Cooper on another well-deserved honor as he prepares for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Below, you can see the stats through 12 games:

  • 84 Tackles
  • 17 Tackles for Loss (Led the SEC)
  • 8 sacks
  • 2 forced fumbles

The Award: Members of the AFCA Coaches’ All-America First Team will receive a plaque commemorating their selection to the team, while members of the Second Team will receive a certificate.

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Notre Dame football: Why to get excited about new quarterback Riley Leonard

Will this finally be the answer at quarterback Notre Dame is looking for?

After a very adventurous early off-season, Notre Dame has officially landed big-bodied former Duke quarterback [autotag]Riley Leonard[/autotag] for the 2024 season. This will be Notre Dame’s third portal quarterback in four years.

Will this one truly be the one that can help the offense be more effective against top-flight defenses? Notre Dame fans hope so. Will the mobility Leonard offers help struggling play-caller Gerad Parker’s vision come to fruition?

While there are still more questions than answers about the Irish offense overall, the staff should be commended for how aggressively they have attacked the portal this year. They wasted no time identifying targets and seem to be operating in high gear. This intensity regarding player acquisition in the modern portal era is a necessity and the Notre Dame staff came to play this cycle.

Great job.

Let’s examine some of the key features Riley brings to South Bend.

Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper is named to the Walter Camp All-American Team

Texas A&M junior LB Edgerrin Cooper is named to the Walter Camp All-American Team.

Edgerrin Cooper went on a tear this season and was the best Linebacker in the SEC and possibly the nation. He’s been racking up the accolades all year long and there might be a few more before Bowl season is over.

Below is a brief history of the foundation:

This is the 134th edition of the Walter Camp All-America team, the nation’s oldest college football All-America team.  Twenty-five players were selected to the first team by the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and sports information directors.  In addition, 25 players were selected to the Second Team.

Congratulations to Cooper on another well-deserved honor.

Below, you can see the stats through 12 games:

  • 84 Tackles
  • 17 Tackles for Loss (Led the SEC)
  • 8 sacks
  • 2 forced fumbles

The 2023 Walter Camp All-Americans will be honored at the Foundation’s annual Awards Weekend on March 15-16, 2024, in New Haven.

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Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper is named to the CBS Sports All-American Team

Texas A&M junior LB Edgerrin Cooper is named to the CBS Sports All-American Team

Standout Aggie Linebacker Edgerrin Cooper at some point throughout the year, was named to almost every All-“You Name It” team or defensive player finalist list. Well, almost every list, but we’ll leave that snub for another day.

With Cooper flying up the draft boards after his fantastic season it’s only right that he is named to the 2023 CBS Sports All-America team. The junior was tab to the first team with SEC defensive player of the year, Dallas Turner, and NC State’s Payton Wilson.

Congratulations to Cooper on another well-deserved honor.

Below, you can see the stats through 12 games:

  • 84 Tackles
  • 17 Tackles for Loss (Led the SEC)
  • 8 sacks
  • 2 forced fumbles

Adam Silverstein over at CBS gave a brief account of their process to curate the list and ultimately chose the teams:

With the 2023 college football season in the books, our panel of experts was faced with plenty of difficult decisions when convening to select the 2023 CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America team. Experts from CBS Sports and 247Sports joined forces once again to honor the players who shined the brightest on the gridiron over the last three months.

Unanimous selections generally play a significant role in building these teams; however, this year, only three players received that honor on the postseason team: Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II, Notre Dame offensive lineman Joe Alt and Iowa punter Tory Taylor. In fact, Alt is the lone repeat first-team selection from the 2022 CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America team. Along with Taylor, they represent two of 10 players who were 2023 CBS Sports / 247Sports Preseason All-America first-team selections.

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