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

By Caleb Calhoun

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 Alabama: 141-20 (232-62-1)

*Also coached at Toledo Rockets, Michigan State Spartans, LSU Tigers

Championships

National: 6 (1 at LSU, 5 at Alabama)

Conference: 9 (8 SEC, 2 at LSU and 6 at Alabama; 1 MAC)

Division: 9 (All SEC West, 2 at LSU and 7 at Alabama )

Postseason accomplishments

Bowl appearances: 21 (4 at MSU but didn’t coach 1; 5 at LSU; 12 at Alabama)

Top 25 finishes: 16 (1 at MSU; 4 at LSU; 11 at Alabama)

Top 10 finishes: 14 (1 at MSU; 2 at LSU; 11 at Alabama)

Top 5 finishes: 9 (1 at LSU; 8 at Alabama)

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Obviously, there’s no debate here. Nick Saban remains the best coach in the SEC. He’s the dean of coaches in the league and still hasn’t lost to Tennessee football while leading the Alabama Crimson Tide.

It’s telling that Saban’s two most famous assistants are No. 2 and No. 3 on our list of SEC head coaches. The fact that he has two more former coordinators in Will Muschamp and Tennessee football’s own Jeremy Pruitt shows his fingerprints are all over the league.

Even after losing to the Clemson Tigers last year for the second time, and despite his age, Saban would be the top choice for any athletic director on the open market right now. He shows no signs of slowing down.

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We’re talking about a disappointing year for him because he didn’t go 15-0 and produce the greatest team of all time. It’s as if six national championships, five at Alabama aren’t enough. This may be boringly obvious, but Saban is clearly No. 1. His LSU resume alone would have him No. 1. Alabama only adds to that, giving him the lead by 100 miles.

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