In anticipation of the 2023 college football season, former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray recently shared his rankings of the top-five coaches in the nation.
While it’s a known fact that the top two coaches in America currently are Kirby Smart and Nick Saban, the question remains:
who claims the top spot? On one side, there’s Saban, widely regarded as the greatest college football coach of all time.
On the other side, Smart boasts back-to-back national championships.
What stands out the most to me is the absence of Michigan‘s Jim Harbaugh from Murray’s list.
Harbaugh has secured two consecutive appearances in the College Football Playoff,
yet fell short in the semifinals on both occasions.
Here’s a look Murray’s rankings of the top-five college football coaches in America for the upcoming season,
along with their respective 2023 national title odds, courtesy of FanDuel:
1. Kirby Smart, Georgia 2022 record: 15-0, national champions National title odds: +220
2. Nick Saban, Alabama 2022 record: 11-2 National title odds: +600
3. Brian Kelly, LSU 2022 record: 10-4, SEC West champions National title odds: +1,400
4. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 2022 record: 11-3, ACC champions 2023 national title odds: +1,600
along with their respective 2023 national title odds, courtesy of FanDuel: