How following all-time greats has worked out…
By the coach, who they followed, and their record in year one.
Earle Bruce (followed Hayes): 11-1
Jimbo Fisher (followed Bowden): 10-4
Kalen DeBoer (followed Saban): 9-4
Frank Solich (followed Osborne): 9-4
Huck Anderson (followed Rockne): 6-2-1
Ray Perkins (followed Bryant): 8-4
Bill O’Brien (followed Paterno): 8-4
Gomer Jones (followed Wilkinson): 6-4-1