“high school kids and boosters have to be schmoozed and from the outside” Do you remember Woody Hayes? Chances are you are way too young.
You assumed wrong, I know Woody Hayes well, I remember him slugging a Clemson player after an interception which led to his firing, the play took place in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.
Guys like Woody Hayes could not survive in today’s world of college football unless he radically changed his style, he’s been gone for nearly 50 years.
It’s very rare for a college coach to move up to the NFL and be successful, Jimmy Johnson is one of the rare exceptions, conversely NFL head coaches moving down to coach at the college level are going to find it’s very difficult to make the switch, especially now in college football, players can leave at any time, players are basically free agents every year.
No Tom Brady’s exist in college football, players don’t stay in one place for 5-10 years, the rosters get turned over in college football every 3-4 years.