Photo Credit: Rob Moseley The most common non-recruiting inquiry I receive is from people interested in pursuing a career as a Division 1 football coach. Being a D1 football coach can be a rewarding endeavor in many ways, so the interest is warranted. There is no exact path to becoming a D1 football coach, so a foolproof road map on the topic is hard to come by. This post will help fill that void. Note: Football is played at a number of levels, so aspiring coaches can find the right fit for their personal situation among the many options. For this entry I will focus on the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. Supply and Demand With 130 FBS teams, count 1 head coach and assuming 10 assistant coaches for each team (the max allowed per the NCAA), you end up with about 1,430 available coaching jobs at the FBS level. Statistically, the profession on the whole is contracting, not expanding. ‘Football Coach’ is not likely to end up next to ‘Full Stack Engineer’ on the Lin