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Ranking the top 10 college football coordinator hires of the past decade

The right head coach can change a program's trajectory, and so can the right coordinator. Just ask national champion LSU, which got over the hump last season after reshaping its passing game under innovative assistant Joe Brady.

Ed Orgeron's brilliant hire of Brady, a little-known, 29-year-old offensive assistant for the New Orleans Saints, helped the Tigers transform into one of the most dominant offenses in college football history. LSU had been a program where offensive talent often went to waste. Brady's arrival changed everything.

After examining the top 25 head-coaching hires of the past 25 years, it's time to spotlight the 10 best coordinator hires of the past decade (2010 to 2020).