Gary Patterson is one of the greatest to ever do it.
The Horned Frog Football leader remains as respected as any coach in college football, despite enduring back to back seasons below expectations in Fort Worth.
In a list released Tuesday by ESPN, Patterson came in as the 74th-ranked head coach in all the sport, good for fourth among active head coaches. Only Nick Saban (#2), Dabo Swinney (#31), and Mack Brown (#59) are ahead of him — each having the one thing that has alluded GP through his 19 years at TCU: a national title.
Of Patterson, ESPN said:
Patterson has the rare distinction of winning conference titles (and being named Coach of the Year) in three different leagues at the same school.