Pete Carroll is the best college football coach in the game today. Carroll’s USC teams have simply dominated the Pac-10 Conference and college football since he took over Southern Cal in 2001. Carroll’s Trojans have reached a BCS game for six consecutive seasons, brandishing a 5-1 record in those games.
In addition, Carroll has also led USC to a school-record 34-game winning streak (2003-2005) that was finally snapped with a 41-38 loss to Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The three-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year has also coached three Heisman Trophy winners: QB Carson Palmer (2002), QB Matt Leinart (2004), and HB Reggie Bush (2005).
Although Pete Carroll has only one BCS Championship to his credit, he also won the 2003 AP National Championship. The split title with the LSU Tigers resulted from LSU winning the 2003 BCS Championship and the AP Poll declaring USC the 2003 National Champions.
Looking ahead to 2008, the Trojans are in the hunt to claim their seventh straight Pac-10 Championship and their first BCS Championship since 2004, despite having a new starting quarterback in Mark Sanchez. With Pete Carroll running the show at USC, I expect them to be frontrunners for the BCS Championship when the season kicks off.
Previous Success: Pete Carroll was the head coach of the New England Patriots in the National Football League from 1997-1999. Carroll shined as the New England coach in 1997, finishing with a 10-6 record and winning the AFC East Division Championship.
The aforementioned names are, in my opinion, the five best coaches in college football today. If you feel that I left off some deserving coaches, feel free to comment or leave feedback. I will gladly defend my list and/or give credit where it’s due.
Statistics courtesy of ESPN.com
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