First-year college football coach grades after debuts: Lane Kiffin dazzles, Kyle Whittingham falls flat

Kiffin and Bob Chesney made immediate statements in dominant debuts, while Whittingham and Eric Morris fell flat in miserable Week 1 showings College football's Week 1 featured a wave of new coaches making debuts with their programs after a tumultuous offseason. The SEC alone flipped six coaches, causing chaos across the Group of Six as programs scrambled to backfill [1].

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1. cbssports.com · First-year college football coach grades after debuts: Lane Kiffin dazzles, Kyle Whittingham falls flat Sep 7, 2026

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