Dabo Swinney
Meet the current head football coach at Clemson University. Midway through the 2008 season, Swinney took over as head coach after Tommy Bowden retired. In 2016, Swinney led the Tigers to a victory during the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, earning a national championship.
Get your pen ready to list the abundance of awards Swinney has received. Okay, okay – we’ll name only a few like: ACC Coach of the Year (2015), Home Depot Coach of the Year (2015), Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2015) and the George Munger Award (2015).
Brian Kelly
Since 2009, Brian Kelly has held the title of head football coach for University of Notre Dame. Since then he’s earned 2x Home Depot Coach of the Year Award, 3x Big East Coach of the Year, AP College Football Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, SN Coach of the Year, and the Walter Camp Coach of the Year.
He holds a record of 240–91–2, which is pretty impressive. After he graduated from college, he worked as linebackers coach, a defensive coordinator and once even as a softball coach.