| FTBL A little football trivia for a Sunday ... There are ten coaches who didn't play football in their collegiate days. Who are they?

[TerryP]

Just as a starting point there are five in P5, one independant, and four from smaller (G5) conferences.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Coach Fran didn't, if I recall. Don't know if he's still coaching. Florida coach always struck me as not an athlete, could be wrong. ND coach is tiny and a former politician. I don't think he played.

Some of the answers could be with second generation coaches, too. Dad was a coach, kid wasn't an athlete at the highest level, so didn't play college ball.

 

[TerryP]

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Fran was a baseball guy. He's no longer coaching: Texas State 2015 was his last year. Mullen was a tight end in college. Brian Kelly played linebacker.

 

[Rsedge72]

The pirate is one!!!

 

[TerryP]

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Mike Leach is one of them. There's another in the SEC as well.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Cutcliffe and Freeze

 

[TerryP]

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One independent, and that's Freeze at Liberty.
Cut is right as well. There's another in the ACC...three left in P5.

 

[Rsedge72]

Didn’t George O’Leary get fired for lying about playing???

 

[TerryP]

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That and a made up Masters degree from a made up University.

 

[bamachine]

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Auburn?

 

[rick4bama]

I'm thinking of Lou H. son Skip? trying this without looking it up!!!

 

[TerryP]

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Played for his dad at Notre Dame.

 

[cj6891]

I don't think Lou Holtz ever played.

 

[cj6891]

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Apparently, I was mistaken.

 

[#80]

I think Drinkwtiz is the other SEC coach that didn't play.

 

[TerryP]

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That's correct for the two from the SEC.

Drinkwitz,
Cutcliffe,
Freeze,
and Leach ...

Six more out there.

 

[#80]

Manny Diaz in the ACC. I think.

 

[TerryP]

Two from the SEC with Leach and Drinkwitz.
Two from the ACC with Cutcliffe and Diaz.
One independent with Freeze at Liberty.

Leaving five ... one more from a P5 conference,

There's another I can't believe some here have missed so far. His name was bantered about with a few job openings recently.

 

[#80]

Sonny Dykes
Bill Clark

 

[TerryP]

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There's another ... one more from the AAC.