Big Ten Coaching Power Rankings | Who's Really #1?

The Big Ten has the deepest coaching lineup in college football. We rank all 18 Big Ten football head coaches heading into the 2026 college football season, from Ryan Day (Ohio State) and Dan Lanning (Oregon Ducks) to Lincoln Riley (USC football) , Matt Rhule (Penn State), Curt Cignetti (Indiana football), and more. We break down each coach's resume, recruiting, player development, culture, playoff success, and long-term program building to determine who deserves the top spot. Plus, we discuss rising coaches, surprising rankings, which programs are built to compete for the College Football Playoff (CFP), and why this is the deepest coaching conference in college football. The Unafraid Show is about US! Make sure to follow the Unafraid Show on all Social channels: Follow Unafraid Show on Twitter for more exclusive content:   / unafraidshow   Subscribe to The Unafraid Show on YouTube for weekly episodes! Join our Facebook community:   / unafraidshow   Get a closer look on Instagram:   / unafraidshow   Chapters: 00:00 Ranking Every Big Ten Coach 01:02 No. 18-15: Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue & Rutgers 04:34 No. 14-11: UCLA, Minnesota, Wisconsin & Michigan State 09:21 No. 10-8: Nebraska, Penn State & Washington 14:01 No. 7-6: Illinois & Iowa 17:04 No. 5: Lincoln Riley - USC Trojans 19:06 No. 4: Dan Lanning - Oregon Ducks 21:32 No. 3: Ryan Day - Ohio State Football 23:18 No. 2: Kyle Whittingham - Michigan football 25:23 No. 1: Curt Cignetti - Indiana football 29:20 Final Big Ten Coaching Rankings #bigtenfootball #oregonducks #ohiostatefootball #CollegeFootball #indianafootball #uscfootball #lincolnriley #michiganfootball #uclabruins #CFB #CollegeFootballPodcast #Big10 #Big10Football #CFBNews #CFBPredictions #Coaches #CurtCignetti #DanLanning #pjfleck #mattrhule #bretbielema