USA TODAY: Dan Lanning among 6 coaches with best chance to win first natty

February 17, 2025

By Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY: Three’s a crowd, but four’s a party.

Ryan Day joined Kirby Smart and Dabo Swinney as college football’s only active coaches to win a national championship. The number was as high as five before Nick Saban’s retirement, Jim Harbaugh’s bolt for the NFL and Mack Brown’s ouster.

So, who stands in the on-deck circle? Let’s peek at six candidates likeliest to turn three into four.

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The six college football coaches with best chance of winning first national title

Three’s a crowd, but four’s a party. Who's going to become the fourth active college football coach to win a national title? Our list of contenders.

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