Ranking college football’s 10 best jobs in 2024 and beyond

Ranking college football’s best jobs in 2024 and beyond is a study on perception as we enter the expanded playoff era amid ever-changing tides with the line between amateurism and paying players continuing to be blurred. These positions have all the factors to be successful already in place and are in need of the right coach to make it happen.

How were “best jobs” defined for this exercise? Simply put, if these 10 programs had vacancies during the last coaching cycle, we’re envisioning these being the likely order of preference. This includes, but is not limited to projected recruiting success, expansive resources, fan support, administrative relationships, facilities, NIL efforts, lifestyle and all other ingredients that are tossed into the pot when top-end coaches hop from one position to another.

247Sports spoke with several folks inside college football for this story including national analysts, those inside recruiting offices and many with player personnel experience in roster building. For the record, the top six jobs in the country were near unanimous choices on everyone’s list who was asked, but the final four spots in the top 10 were up for serious debate.

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Here’s a look at college football’s best jobs this season and beyond: