I was a Division I Tight Ends coach at a Power Five school. Here are the three worst things about being a young college football coach. 1 — The worst thing about being a college football coach is the time it takes. It’s similar to being a young investment analyst at Goldman Sachs or one of those big firms in New York. It’s 14-16 hour days. It’s your life, and even when you’re not at work, you’re thinking about work. “That Flagstaff kid’s parents were huge fans of alumni X. I wonder if I can set them up on a call.” Stuff like that is floating around in your head all the time. 2 — The pay. While an investment analyst makes north of six figures in the first year, a first-year graduate assistant is lucky to make $25,000 for the season. Yes, you see the headlines of head coaches with multi-million dollar deals, but the majority of coaches for the majority of their careers are making terrible money when you look at the time and effort they put into these programs. 3 — You’r...