Les Miles
“The Mad Hatter” is known for his quirkiness and his signature white hat. Before he became a head coach, he was an assistant coach at a few places including, Oklahoma State, University of Michigan, University of Colorado at Boulder, and also with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.
In 2007, he lead the LSU Tigers football team to a victory over Ohio State, during the BCS National Championship Game. Les Mile’s name is heard throughout the colleges of America.
Jim Harbaugh
Former QB turned head coach is up next. Currently he’s the head coach at his alma mater, University of Michigan Wolverines. From 1994 to 2001, as a player, Harbaugh also was an unpaid assistant coach at Western Kentucky University, where his dad was head coach.
In 2004, he was head coach at San Diego, earing consecutive Pioneer League championships. Then in 2007, he moved to Stanford and earned two bowl berths in just four seasons, including the 2011 Orange Bowl.