Spring football is just starting to get underway for college programs around the country, and 247Sports used the opportunity to rank the 35 best coaches in the game right now.
Five of the top 35 come from the Pac-12 conference, including Oregon’s Dan Lanning who is set to start his second season in Eugene after a very successful first campaign which ended with a victory in the Holiday Bowl over North Carolina.
Lanning is not only one of five Pac-12 coaches on this list, he is one of three who have experience as the head coach at Oregon – alongside UCLA’s Chip Kelly and Miami’s Mario Cristobal, who comes in at number 20.
Georgia’s Kirby Smart takes home the top spot over Nick Saban, a result that may have seemed inconceivable a few years ago but makes sense after the dominance the Bulldogs showed the past two seasons.
Jim Harbaugh, Dabo Swinney and Brian Kelly round out the top five. Here is a look at the five Pac-12 coaches represented on this list: