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From theathletic.com, “College football assistant coaches to watch this season: Bruce Feldman’s hot list.” They list 37 coaches in the article.
19. Joe Rossi, Minnesota, DC, LB coach
The 43-year-old from Pittsburgh is one of the most underrated coaches in college football. Last season, his defense ranked third in the nation in total defense, tied for sixth in scoring defense and eighth in the nation in rushing defense. Two years earlier, he coached the Gophers to No. 10 in the nation in total D, allowing only 306.6 yards per game, which was, at that time the program’s fewest amount since 1977. This shapes up to be another strong season for the Gophers and Rossi is in line to see his profile grow.
32. Kenni Burns, Minnesota, RB coach, assistant head coach
No other position coach in college football may have had a better season than Burns did in 2021. At one point, the Gophers had lost four running backs to season-ending injuries and also saw one enter the transfer portal, but Minnesota kept gashing people with its run game. Minnesota became the only team in the nation to have five different running backs top 100 yards in a game — a credit to Burns’ recruiting skills and his ability to have all his guys ready to perform. He will have the best of the Gophers’ five 100-yard backs returning in Mohamed Ibrahim.
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theathletic.com
19. Joe Rossi, Minnesota, DC, LB coach
The 43-year-old from Pittsburgh is one of the most underrated coaches in college football. Last season, his defense ranked third in the nation in total defense, tied for sixth in scoring defense and eighth in the nation in rushing defense. Two years earlier, he coached the Gophers to No. 10 in the nation in total D, allowing only 306.6 yards per game, which was, at that time the program’s fewest amount since 1977. This shapes up to be another strong season for the Gophers and Rossi is in line to see his profile grow.
32. Kenni Burns, Minnesota, RB coach, assistant head coach
No other position coach in college football may have had a better season than Burns did in 2021. At one point, the Gophers had lost four running backs to season-ending injuries and also saw one enter the transfer portal, but Minnesota kept gashing people with its run game. Minnesota became the only team in the nation to have five different running backs top 100 yards in a game — a credit to Burns’ recruiting skills and his ability to have all his guys ready to perform. He will have the best of the Gophers’ five 100-yard backs returning in Mohamed Ibrahim.
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College football assistant coaches to watch this season: Bruce Feldman’s hot list
Bruce Feldman's 37 CFB assistants who might grab head coach jobs this season.
