There were 13 Power Five schools that hired new coaches before in 2018 football season – of those 13 coaches, only four had winning records which is not a very good start. Some entered very good situations, some inherited terrible situations (like FSU football‘s Willie Taggart), but now they all head into their second years with their second recruiting classes.
So how do things look going forward? Which of these coaches will have the best 2019 and beyond (for the ones who don’t get fired)? Here is a ranking of which coaches are set up for a successful 2019.