The college football landscape is rapidly changing, even in the coaching department. When thinking about the all-time great coaches, one school comes to mind for each coach, and one school only. Whether it’s Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Bear Bryant (Alabama), Tom Osborne (Nebraska), or one of the many others, all the great coaches had one school attached to their legacy.

In the current college football worlld, that isn’t necessarily the case. The top coaches that come to mind are Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Mack Brown, Steve Spurrier, etc.; none of these coaches have stayed at one school for more than 15 years.

It is quite clear that the growing trend is coaches to go from program to program every couple of years. The salaries have become to large to turn down, and college football fans have become too “what have you done for me lately” to allow it.

This article plans on looking at 5 of the younger head coaches who are the most likely to stay at their current school for a long time, and why:

5.  Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern)

In Fitzgerald’s 6 years at Northwestern, Fitzgerald has gone 40-36. He has slowly started building a program that will consistently be able to win games in the B1G. What makes Coach Fitz a candidate to become a lifelong Wildcat is that he played for the Wildcats and has already been at NW for 10 years, so it would take a major, major offer for him to leave.

4. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State)

Gundy used to be best known for his "I'm a man" speech, but he has slowly turned his reputation into one of the best program builders in America. Gundy has gone 4-7, 7-6, 7-6, 9-4, 9-4, 11-2, and 12-1 a record of 59-30 over his 6 years. Similar to Fitzgerald, Gundy played at Okie State so he has ties to the area. Another factor that should prevent him from leaving is his hefty $3.75 Million salary.

3. Chris Peterson (Boise State)

Peterson has compiled a 73-6 record in his six years at BSU, including BCS bowl wins in the 2007 and 2009 Fiesta Bowls. Peterson has recently seen his salary increase to $2 million a year, and his Broncos have just accepted an invitation into the new Big East. Don't expect to see Peterson anywhere other than Idaho for a long time.

2. Greg Schiano (Rutgers)

Schiano has taken Rutgers from national laughing stock to one of the premier teams in the Big East. Schiano's 68-67 record appears to be quite pedestrian, but his record is tainted by his 12-34 in first four years. Expect coach to stay with the Scarlet Knights for a while, as he looks to reap the benefits of all his hard work over the last decade in the future.

1. Gary Patterson (TCU)

This one is a gimme, but Patterson is still young enough that he could hypothetically leave. Patterson has gone 109-30 in his 12 years at the helm for the Horned Frogs, including 47-5 since 2008. The biggest factor that should keep Patterson in Fort Worth is TCU's recent invitation to the Big 12. TCU is now playing with the big boys, so there is no point in leaving unless there is a stark salary increase.

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