Just about everyone who plays college football also played high school football. However, the list of coaches who patrolled the sidelines at the high school level prior to landing a college gig is surprisingly short.
Nick Saban can sign seemingly any high school star that he wants, but he never coached high school football. Neither did Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Tom Osborne nor anyone you would expect to find on a "Top 10 FBS Coaches of All-Time" ranking.
Even of the 17 newly hired head coaches in this year's trip around the carousel, only one (Gus Malzahn) has any history of coaching in high school.