Multiple, big-time blue-blood jobs came open and were filled by several high-profile coaches looking to prove their worth on the brightest stage.But for every established, well-known name like Lane Kiffin and James Franklin, there were plenty of others who were either hot-shot coordinators or Group of Five head coaches who were hired more on their promise than their list of accomplishments.I've decided to give you three first-time Power Four coaches for 2026 who will be household names by the end of the season.FIVE SEC TRAP GAMES IN 2026 THAT COULD UPEND THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RACE, FROM LSU TO GEORGIAIf you're a hardcore college football fan, these names may sound familiar to you, but to the casual fan, these three head coaches couldn't be picked out of a lineup.I expect that to change six months from now.A Kentucky Wildcats flag is waved after a touchdown during the college football game between Kentucky and Louisville at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Ky., on Nov.25, 2023.
(Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)I really had my choice between former Oregon coordinators, as both offensive coordinator Will Stein and defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi became first time head coaches this offseason, but I decided to side with the former just based on the infrastructure in place as well as the added spotlight of coaching in the SEC.WHICH TEAMS HAVE THE MOST VALUABLE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROSTERS HEADING INTO 2026 SEASON?No one will mistake Kentucky for Georgia or Alabama, but the Wildcats were a really solid program under former head coach Mark Stoops with regard to both development and production on the field.Kentucky is in a much better position than when Stoops got there, and although things got stale toward the end of his tenure, I believe he left the cupboard decently stocked for his immediate successor.Stein's offensive background will help shake things up at a school that has been a hard-nosed, defense-first program for the past decad...