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SEC Football: Ranking the SEC Football Coaches 14 through 8

By Matt Green

Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC logo on the playing field at the Georgia Dome in preparation for the SEC Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators Saturday. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; The SEC logo on the playing field at the Georgia Dome in preparation for the SEC Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators Saturday. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is shown on the sideline during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart is shown on the sideline during the 2016 Chick-Fil-A Kickoff game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Georgia Dome. Georgia won 33-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

10. Kirby Smart, Georgia

If we were ranking the SEC football coaches based on recruiting, Smart would be second to only Nick Saban. But unfortunately there’s more to being a college football coach than just recruiting.

Smart’s first season in Athens was underwhelming. The Bulldogs went 8-5, which wasn’t bad, but the losses to Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech weren’t exactly encouraging. After all, they just fired a coach in Mark Richt that averaged 9-3 in his 15 seasons at Georgia.

Expect an improvement for the Bulldogs in year two of the Smart era, and the fact the he learned under Saban for nearly a decade should be a sign of better things to come.

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