"Since 1998, how many coaches — Power Five or not — waited at least eight years for their first top-10 finish? None.

In the past 15 years of college football, there is no example of a coach without a conference title or top-10 finish suddenly breaking through in year eight or later.

Not one.

Established programs rarely give a coach so many chances. That’s because elite head coaches almost always prove it early."

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