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Top-10 coaches most likely to make the jump to the NFL

By Robert Judin

Oct 3, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin reacts from the sidelines against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 3, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin reacts from the sidelines against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 17, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin on the sidelines against Alabama the Crimson Tide at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin on the sidelines against Alabama the Crimson Tide at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Kevin Sumlin – Texas A&M

Life as a head coach in the SEC is never easy. Life as Kevin Sumlin hasn’t been any easier.

When the Texas A&M Aggies moved to the SEC in 2012, Sumlin found a pleasant surprise in Johnny Manziel as a redshirt-freshman quarterback. Both coach and quarterback benefited from having Mike Evans leap over buildings to haul in some of Manziel’s misguided throws.

To Sumlin’s credit, he’s recruited very well since then and has the Aggies competing for a spot in the CFP.

He’s 33-12 since taking over in 2012, and he was 35-17 as the head coach of the University of Houston before that. He’s 4-1 in bowl games between the two schools combined.

With sophomore Kyle Allen and freshman Kyler Murray fighting it out for the starting quarterback position for at least one more year Sumlin could easily look for a new challenge when they’re both gone.

Murray is a dangerous dual-threat quarterback who might take the Aggies to the next level once he has some more games under his belt.

Sooner or later Charlie Strong is going to get the Texas Longhorns’ program back up and running, and recruiting in the state of Texas is going to tougher than it is now. With the emergence of TCU and Baylor, it’s already become more difficult.

And at 51-years-old, Sumlin is still young enough for the grind of an NFL season. If the Kansas City Chiefs’ job opened up in the next couple of years, he’d definitely draw interest.

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