Five best SEC head coaches of the past decade

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Last week, we took a look at the five best players at offensive and defensive positions in the SEC from the past decade.

If you need a bit of a refresher, here you go:

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Today, we decided to take a look at the five best SEC head coaches from the past 10 years. They might not be the fastest guys or the hardest hitters, but they help put all those guys who are together to win football games … and they get paid millions to do it.

The SEC has seen its fair share of legendary coaches inside its borders, and a few had recent impacts on the league — and nation.

Nick Saban celebrating an Alabama national championship has become a very familiar sight in the past decade. Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports

1. Nick Saban, Alabama (2007-present): No-brainer. Since taking over Alabama’s program in 2007, Saban has an outstanding 100-18 record (.847) with four national championships and four SEC championships. He just won his fourth national title at Alabama, becoming one of just two coaches to win five or more national titles in his career (we didn’t forget about that one at LSU). Saban resurrected Alabama’s football program and already has a very deserved statue outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Thirty-one of his players have earned 35 first-team All-SEC honors in the past eight years, and he’s coached two Heisman Trophy winners. Since 2007, Alabama has lost more than two games in a season just once (2010) and have won double-digit games in eight straight seasons. No current coach — and few before him — can touch Saban’s …

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