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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; Ames, IA, USA; TCU Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson coaches his team during their game with the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. The Horned Frogs beat the Cyclones 45-21. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2015; Ames, IA, USA; TCU Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson coaches his team during their game with the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. The Horned Frogs beat the Cyclones 45-21. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Gary Patterson – TCU Horned Frogs

Gary Patterson has the TCU Horned Frogs as a major contender to win the national championship — let alone find a spot in the CFP.

He’s probably the best college coach that no one really talks about.

Patterson started with TCU as an offensive coordinator in 1998 and was named the head coach two years later. He’s been through the highest of ups and the lowest of lows with TCU, but it may be time for him to strike while the iron is hot — after 15 years with the program.

The Horned Frogs have gone 139-45 with Patterson since 2000, and he’s led them to eight wins in the 13 bowl games they’ve played in. He capped off 2010 with a Rose Bowl win to give the Horned Frogs their first undefeated season since 1938. Of course, he had Andy Dalton slinging touchdowns back then, but it was still a phenomenal coaching job.

He’s done about as much as there is to do except win a national championship, and he might finally get his chance at that this season.

What’s difficult is the fact that he’s finally gotten the Horned Frogs to an elite status in the state of Texas, and it took him about 15 years to do it. It can’t be easy to leave a program that he basically had to rebuild from the ground up.

Patterson is from Kansas and played at safety linebacker for Kansas State from 1980 to 1981. If Andy Reid is let go by the Chiefs, his name might get a lot of buzz.

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