Winning a national title, six conference titles and six bowl games in 10 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes was extremely impressive, making him a living legend at the school. However, a scandal ended his career and led to his resignation as head coach.
As one of the most successful college football coaches from 1996-2009, Brown was easily on track to become a top-five college football coach of all time. He might be in the conversation, but ending his career with a 30-20 record and an 18-17 record in conference play in his last four years as head coach marred his tenure with the school.
Working his way up the head coaching ranks, Lou Holtz became known as one of the best head coaches of all time thanks to his time at Notre Dame where he went 100-30-2 before retiring after the 1996 season. He took a job with the South Carolina Gamecocks just three years later, going 33-37 as head coach and 19-29 in conference play.
Joe Paterno finished his career with over 400 wins, but a scandal that involved his assistant coach left a black eye on the program which resulted in over 100 wins being vacated from Patrno's record. He was forced out of his job in 2011 and died just months later. Not a great way for one of the most legendary coaches of all time to end his career.
Finishing his career as the winningest coach in Ohio State football history, Woody Hayes did not think his career would ever end the way it did. He was fired by the school for punching an opposing player on the sideline during the 1978 Gator Bowl. His temper ultimately ended his coaching career.
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