Ranking FBS college football coaches by playing career, 1-128

Posted Aug 26, 2014
We attempted to rank FBS college football coaches as players, and there was virtually no connection between playing greatness and coaching greatness. No. 81. Larry Fedora, North Carolina -- Fedora was a star at the NAIA level for Austin (TX) College from 1981-84, earning honorable mention All-America honors twice as a wide receiver and helping the Kangaroos to the 1981 NAIA title. (CBS Sports)

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