Tennessee football: Ranking Jeremy Pruitt and all other SEC coaches for 2019

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers brings his team onto the field prior to a game against the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Jeremy Pruitt of the Tennessee Volunteers brings his team onto the field prior to a game against the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
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Record at Texas A&M: 9-4 (92-27 overall)

*Also coached at Florida State Seminoles

Championships

National: 1 (2013 at FSU)

Conference: 3 (All ACC)

Division: 4 (All ACC Atlantic)

Postseason accomplishments

Bowl appearances: 8 (7 at FSU; 1 at A&M)

Top 25 finishes: 8 (7 at FSU; 1 at A&M)

Top 10 finishes: 4 (All at FSU)

Top 5 finishes: 2 (All at FSU)

From Nick Saban’s most famous defensive coordinator ever to his most famous offensive coordinator ever, Jimbo Fisher is the only guy on this list outside of Saban with a national championship. And while he’s not an SEC title winner like Kirby Smart or Gus Malzahn, he’s the fourth guy on this list to actually have a conference title.

Fisher obviously won three ACC championships while with the Florida State Seminoles. Those accomplishments alone are enough to sell what he’s done. However, his first year with the Texas A&M Aggies was a pretty big success too.

In Fisher’s first year, the Aggies were one play away from beating the eventual national champion Clemson Tigers, and they were also a play away from beating the Auburn Tigers. They easily could have gone 11-2, but 9-4 was a solid first year anyway. Fisher has already proven he’s building something there, and you can’t have gotten much more of a home run hire if you’re A&M.