{
  "id": 14415058,
  "title": "Forget Lane Kiffin, toast no-name coaching hires Will Stein, Bob Chesney | Opinion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/forget-lane-kiffin-toast-no-name-coaching-hires-will-stein-bob",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:13:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/forget-lane-kiffin-toast-no-091318104.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Expertise matters more than name recognition when it comes to coaching college football. Lane Kiffin's struggles to win against Kentucky prove that big-name coaches don't always guarantee success. Recently, no-name coaches Will Stein and Bob Chesney have proven themselves as formidable leaders. Stein and Chesney's combined record is 10-1 at Kentucky and UCLA, while Kiffin, Whittingham, and Campbell are a combined 10-7 at LSU, Michigan and Penn State. Stein and Chesney are both coaches at bargain rates, while big-name coaches like Kiffin make significantly more money. Stein's success at Kentucky and the fact that UCLA and Kentucky have a better chance of making the playoff than LSU, Michigan or Penn State, show that lesser-known coaches can be just as successful as big-name coaches.",
  "summary": "Forget the big name. Hire the no-name. If the last few years of college football taught us anything, it’s that big-name hires can go splat, too.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}