Ranking the Top 25 defensive coordinators in college football for 2021
Joe Cox | 1 year ago
Ranking the Top 25 defensive coordinators in college football for 2021 (saturdaydownsouth.com)
2022 RANKINGS PRESENTED BY
3. Alex Grinch, Oklahoma
Name alone would make him a top-flight pick, but Grinch has been downright stingy toward Big 12 offenses. Since his hiring, OU has gone from allowing 33 points per game to per game before him to 27 and 22 under him. The Sooners had 37 sacks in 11 games last year, and they’re a solid national title contender for 2021 partially on the strength of this great Grinch defense.
2. Brent Venables, Clemson
Hard to argue the status of this 9th-year coordinator. A pair of national titles, a Frank Broyles award, even despite some tough season-ending performances the past 2 years, this guy is a top-of-the-list pick until he becomes somebody’s head coach.
1. Pete Golding, Alabama
To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best, and after a few rough spots in 2019, Golding’s Tide defense took care of business against the top squads in 2021. Each of his first 2 Bama squads allowed fewer than 20 PPG, fewer than 4 yards per carry, and posted 32 and 35 sacks. Nick Saban likes him. Good enough for us.
maybe we should try to get him back El T? sc