College Football’s Top 10 Coaches in 2026 With Spencer McLaughlin | Locked On College Football Crossover

Who are the best coaches in college football entering the 2026 season? Marcus Freeman, Kirby Smart, Ryan Day, Dan Lanning, Curt Cignetti, Steve Sarkisian, Kalen DeBoer, Dabo Swinney, Mike Elko and Mario Cristobal are all discussed as Locked On celebrates its 10-year anniversary with a special college football coaching rankings debate. Tyler Wojciak joins Locked On College Football host Spencer McLaughlin for a special crossover episode to reveal and compare their top 10 coaches in college football, beginning with their criteria for evaluating coaches before breaking down where Marcus Freeman belongs among the sport's elite, debating Curt Cignetti's historic rise at Indiana, discussing the cases for Kirby Smart and Ryan Day at the top of the rankings, and analyzing where coaches like Dan Lanning, Steve Sarkisian, Kalen DeBoer, Dabo Swinney, Mike Elko and Mario Cristobal stack up heading into the 2026 season.   Follow Tyler on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerWojciak Follow Locked On Irish on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LockedOnIrish Follow Locked On Irish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lockedonirishpod/?hl=en Subscribe to Locked on Irish on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC749D_LgykIE8WLu7W4UQlQ   Everydayer Club   If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans.  Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonirish.supercast.com/   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!   Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.    Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men.   Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel.Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.