What makes someone elite? Winning? Ability to make others great? What makes a football coach elite? In professional sports, wins alone may qualify one for "elite" status, but what about a college football coach? It has to more than winning, at least to most of it. A very small percentage of college athletes actually make it to the professional level, so academics has to play at least a part of it.

<p>What makes someone elite? Winning? Ability to make others great? What makes a football coach elite? In professional sports, wins alone may qualify one for "elite" status, but what about a college football coach? It has to more than winning, at least to most of it. A very small percentage of college athletes actually make it to the professional level, so academics has to play at least a part of it.</p>

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