Glorified Coordinators
After an 0-3 record in the CFB playoff at his first stint as a head coach, he has failed to make the playoff in any of his first four years at his current blue blood job
Lincoln Riley
With the last three national championships being from the Big 10, this is the last SEC team not named Georgia to win one
Alabama (2020)
This QB was selected first overall in 2016 and is 5th all time in PAC 12 passing yards.
Jared Goff
This left handed slinger used his combination of arm strength and wheels to get him selected first overall in the 2001 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech
Michael Vick
In Saban's final year before retiring, this blue blood defeated The Tide 27-20 in the 2024 Rose Bowl
Michigan
This coach’s revolutionary up-tempo offensive system earned him a 46–7 record in Eugene before a short-lived NFL stint.
Chip Kelly
The SEC has 16 Heisman winners. This player is the only SEC receiver to ever win one
Devonta Smith
This two-way Trojan became a first-round NFL Draft pick after excelling as a cornerback, return specialist, and occasional receiver.
Adoree Jackson
A two sport star at USC, this QB finished 2nd is Heisman voting in 1988
Rodney Peete
In 2019, this eventual national champion team defeated Saban and the Tide in Tuscaloosa at the helm of a Heisman trophy winner and arguably the greatest offense college football has ever seen
LSU
He led Temple and Baylor to major turnarounds in college football before a disappointing and short lived take over as an NFL head coach
Matt Rhule
This school still holds the worst all-time conference record in SEC football history, with a dismal record of 133-397-19 in league play.
Vanderbilt
This RB led the PAC 12 in total scrimmage yards two years in a row in 2015 and 2016
Christian McCaffrey
This Bruin played from 2018 to 2022, finishing as the most productive QB in Bruins history. He holds the all-time school records for total offense and total touchdowns, before being drafted by Cleveland in 2023
Dorian Thompson-Robinson
In 2012, with a Hesiman winning QB leading the way, this unranked team went in to Tuscaloosa and beat the #1 ranked Crimson Tide 29-24
Texas A&M
Known as a QB whisper and his "Air Raid" system at Texas Tech, this offensive mind only lasted 4 years as the Arizona Cardinals head coach
Kliff Kingsbury
This coach lands at #2 in all time wins in the SEC, making his name known at two different stops in the conference
Steve Spurrier
USC holds the most PAC 12 titles with 37. This team sits in second place with 18
Washington
Before transferring to Miami and winning the Heisman Trophy in 2024, Cam Ward played two years at Washington State and two years at this FCS school
Incarnate Word
In 2023, this program handed Saban his 8th and final home loss as head coach of the Tide in his 17 years, beating them 34-24
Texas
Known for eccentric interviews and pirate lore, he reshaped offensive strategy in Lubbock and Pullman
Mike Leech
This trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Egg Bowl, the rivalry game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
The Golden Egg
At a mere 5'6 196 lbs, this Oregon State RB won Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman in 2008 and rushed for over 1,000 yards in all three of his college seasons
Jacquizz Rodgers
Famously stepped in during the playoffs as a third-string quarterback in 2014, leading the Buckeyes on an improbable run to win the first-ever CFP National Championship
Cardale Jones
In the most iconic Iron Bowl in recent memory, Auburn defeated Bama on the walk off "kick six" returned by Chris Davis in this year
2013