Ranking the best coaches in college football for 2025
Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame - Record: 33-10 (all at Notre Dame)
Points: 64
Numbers to know: In 2024, Freeman led the Fighting Irish to a 14-2 record, the most wins in a season in program history.
You were one of two voters to rank Freeman No. 2? What do you like about him as a coach?
In just his third year, Freeman coached Notre Dame all the way to the national championship game. Despite being outgunned by Ohio State, the Fighting Irish hung tough through the fourth quarter. Under Freeman, Notre Dame remarkably has returned to being a top-five program. -- Jake Trotter
You were one of two voters to exclude Freeman from your top 10? What was your thinking?
If I had it to do over again, I'd probably have Freeman somewhere in the 8-10 range, but my initial doubts are still reasonable: some notable in-game blunders (10 defenders vs. Ohio State in 2022), inconsistency on offense and not quite enough of a track record of success ... yet. He can silence any doubters this year. -- David Hale
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Big Game James Franklin #8 ???
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Sadly he has acquired a lot of talent. Some day they will be a threat to win it all. Their schedules
are never tough so all they have to do is overachieve in one major game to be a threat to win it all.
Penn State will never win a title.
As long as Notre Dame stands in their way.
Likely correct. Cause no matter who they bring, James Franklin also brings himself.
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Yep. Nevada, FIU & 'Nova before a bye and a home game vs Oregon. A bye before Ohio State in November
B10 schedule makers seem to take good care of them... No Michigan this year!
That's how that slime-ball Paterno was able to win 409 games....my only solace is JoePA
(besides hoping he's burning in hell) is his overall record -vs- top 10 teams is 37 - 49.
Their schedule always sucked. Maybe 2 good games a year but so many crap teams.
Oddly enough it hasn’t gotten any tougher being in big 10.
= 2 losses = Oregon + OSU
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OSU beats them like a drum every year. Oregon may be a noon game 9AM PCT!
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Classic empty ESPN content just to fill the web page
Ranking by their reporters...what a joke!
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Putting Franklin above Kelly is absurd.
Putting Belishit in at all is ludicrous.
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Is he ranked ahead of his girlfriend?
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LOL. I think he needs to win his FIRST college game first.
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I doubt it.
She was only ranked #3....in Maine