# College Football’s Top 10 Coaches in 2026 With Spencer McLaughlin | Locked On College Football Crossover

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Podcast: [Locked On Irish - Daily Podcast On Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football & Basketball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-irish-daily-podcast-on-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-basketball-350902)
Published: 2026-06-16T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Who are the best coaches in college football entering the 2026 season? Marcus Freeman, Kirby Smart, Ryan Day, Dan Lanning, Curt Cignetti, Steve Sarkisian, Kalen DeBoer, Dabo Swinney, Mike Elko and Mario Cristobal are all discussed as Locked On celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a special college football coaching rankings debate. Tyler Wojciak joins Locked On College Football host Spencer McLaughlin for a special crossover episode to reveal and compare their top 10 coaches in college football, beginning with their criteria for evaluating coaches before breaking down where Marcus Freeman belongs among the sport's elite, debating Curt Cignetti's historic rise at Indiana, discussing the cases for Kirby Smart and Ryan Day at the top of the rankings, and analyzing where coaches like Dan Lanning, Steve Sarkisian, Kalen DeBoer, Dabo Swinney, Mike Elko and Mario Cristobal stack up heading into the 2026 season.

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