Replacing GOATs ain't easy. Only one time that the successor was as good as the first and it was Alabama.

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Alabama

Wallace Wade: 61-13-3, 3 national titles
to
Frank Thomas: 115-24-7, 3 national titles
to
Harold Drew: 54-28-7

Notre Dame


Knute Rockne: 105-12-5, 3 national titles
to
Hunk Anderson: 16-9-2 (moved on to NFL eventually and won an NFL championship in 1943 with the Chicago Bears. George Halas replaced him as head coach a few years later.)

Notre Dame

Frank Leahy 87-11-9, 4 national titles
to
Terry Brennan 32-18

Ohio State

Woody Hayes 205-61-10, 5 titles
to
Earl Bruce 81-26-1

Alabama

Bear Bryant 232-46-9
to
Ray Perkins 32-15-1

Minnesota

Bernie Bierman 93-35-6, 5 titles
to
Wes Fesler 10-13-1

USC

John McKay 127-40-8, 4 titles
to
John Robinson 67-14-2. 1 title (Robinson coached at USC later after coaching the Rams in the NFL. His second stint was less successful.)

Oklahoma

Barry Switzer 157-29-4, 3 titles
to
Gary Gibbs 44-23-2

Texas

Darrell Royal 167-47-5, 3 titles
to
Fred Akers 86-31-1

Oklahoma

Bud Wilkinson 145-29-4, 3 titles
to
Gomer Jones 9-11-1 (Yes, they had a coach named Gomer. Yes, he was as bad as his name. Checked but can't find Coach Goober.)

Nebraska

Tom Osborne 255-49-3, 3 titles
to
Frank Solich 58-19

 

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