Everyone knows Nick Saban, Chip Kelly, Jimbo Fisher and Jim Harbaugh. They are household names. The following coaches are not but they do a tremendous job of keeping their programs competitive and relevant.

1. Craig Bohl, Wyoming: Bohl was a successful defensive coordinator at Nebraska under Tom Osbourne. After leaving Nebraska, Bohl took over North Dakota State where he built a powerhouse. Bohl took over at Wyoming in 2014 and has built one of the top programs in the Mountain West. Bohl isn’t just a great coach, he is a terrific recruiter as well having recruited both Carson Wentz and Josh Allen respectively.

2. Matt Campbell, Iowa State: Iowa State is a basketball school but Campbell has made football relevant again. The Cyclones haven’t experienced consistent success since the days of Dan McCartney. Campbell has changed and he has made Iowa State a player in the Big 12.

3. Frank Solich, Ohio: The firmer Nebraska assistant and head coach has found a home at Ohio. Solich is an innovative offensive coach who gets the most out of his talent. He is also a terrific recruiter who re-stocks the cupboard in Athens.

4. Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State: Appalachian State has had a lot of success as an FBS school and much of the credit goes to Satterfield who is not only a terrific coach but a great recruiter who does a great job land two and three star recruits.

5. Bryan Harsin, Boise State: Harsin is one of the most innovative offensive coach in all of college football. That is not however what makes him a terrific coach. It is the fact that he is able to recruit on par with PAC-12 schools and get kids out of California, Colorado and Arizona. Boise State has mastered the art of busting up the BCS and they could this season’s version of Central Florida from a year ago.

6. Rocky Long, San Diego State: Long has been around for a long time (no pun intended) and has been a successful head coach. He believes in running the football out of the I-Formation and playing good defense. A formula that has worked for him at San Diego State for many years.

7. Doug Martin, New Mexico State: Martin took New Mexico State to a bowl last season for the first time since 1960. The Aggies beat the Utah State Aggies 26-20 in overtime. The former offensive coordinator at the school returned after a brief stint as the offensive coordinator at Boston College. Martin and his staff have done a good job recruiting and they have the program heading in the right direction.

8. Jason Candle, Toledo: Candle took over for Matt Campbell and has done a great job maintaining what Campbell started. The Rockets run the football and play good defense. That is their formula for success and it has been for a long time.

9. Bobby Wilder, Old Dominion: Wilder has been at ODU for ten seasons and during that time he has accumulated a 72-37 record. He has transitioned the program from the FCS level to the FBS level and led the program to its first bowl bid in 2016. Wilder has done a terrific job building a program and ODU will be a player for years to come.

10. Seth Littrell, North Texas: Littrell has gone 14-12 in two seasons as the head coach at North Texas. He turned around a program that really struggled to gain traction in recent years.