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If we’re going to use the past as an instrument to predict the future, it might be far from peaches and cream for Schiano in the NFL ranks. If history means anything, in less than three seasons we’ll know which of the two categories Greg Schiano belongs in. This obviously is not meant to be a complete list of coaches who have advanced levels, but instead it serves as a means of making the point that success at one level doesn’t guarantee victory at the other. The first 13 slides highlight coaches who tanked in the NFL, and the final six slides mention coaches who were at least marginally successful at both levels. Regardless of why, the following slideshow pinpoints successful college football coaches who have made the move to the NFL and then reveals what happened next in the course of their careers. Or is it due to the source of the athletic talent which is a controlled draft rather than the wide-open nature of recruiting? Is it due to dealing with adults rather than kids? Is it due to the higher win totals being harder to reach in the pros (making comparisons more difficult)? Is it the higher level of competition and talent spread across 32 teams rather than 120? Yes, there have been the exceptions, those who have made good at both levels, but overall the college to pro transition has been a perilous one for head football coaches. Though it’s completely unknown how Schiano, who went 68-67 over his 11 seasons at Rutgers, will fare in the pros, we do know that the history of college coaches in the NFL is by-and-large a tale of failure rather than success.

Greg Schiano’s decision to leave Rutgers for the Tampa Bay head coaching opening marks the next installment in a long series of college coaches trying their hand at the NFL level.