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Analysis: Winners & Losers of Matt Rhule Hire

By Joseph Ochoa

Baylor University head coach Matt Rhule (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
Baylor University head coach Matt Rhule (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Baylor Bears react after losing 26-14 to the Georgia Bulldogs during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 01, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Baylor Bears react after losing 26-14 to the Georgia Bulldogs during the Allstate Sugar Bowl at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 01, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images) /

Loser: Baylor University

Baylor brought in Rhule in 2017 following the horrific Title IX violations that occurred at Baylor while Art Briles was the head coach of the program from 2008 to 2016

After finally getting the stench of Briles off of the program, the Baylor Bears are going to have to find another head coach to continue what Rhule started in Waco, Texas.

That’s a very tall order to fill, however, as Rhule took Baylor from one win in 2017 to 11 wins in 2019 and a Sugar Bowl appearance. That’s some insane player development in three years, especially since Rhule only had one recruiting class in his entire coaching career in the top-35.

The likelihood of Baylor finding another coach like this is very slim, leaving a good chance the team will wander back into football obscurity, where has spent much of its time outside of the 2010s occupying.

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