There is some debate over the GOAT college football head coach. Alabama football fans mostly choose Nick Saban though Paul Bryant still gets the nod from many. Other fans argue for a small number of other coaches going back as long as there has been college football.
The GOAT award for CFB recruiting should not cause debate. The winner is Nick Saban and no other coach comes close. To be clear, no measurement of recruiting can compare the era of unlimited scholarships to the modern era. Total scholarships were reduced from 105 to 95 in 1978 and then down to 85, in 1992.