National media outlet completely forgets Josh Heupel exists by failing to include Tennessee's head coach in their latest rankings

CBS Sports recently ranked the top 25 college football coaching hires of the 2000s and somehow they didn't include Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel. 

Names like UTSA's Jeff Traylor, Purdue's Jeff Brohm, and Tulane's Willie Fritz, however, were included. 

So was Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin, who was ranked at No. 21. 

The only explanation that makes sense for not including Heupel is that CBS Sports forgot he exists. 

I mean, how can you not include Heupel after what he's accomplished at Tennessee over the last four years? 

Here's a quick rundown of Heupel's notable accomplishments during his first four seasons in Knoxville:

Two wins against Florida
Two wins against Alabama
Win in Baton Rouge against LSU
Win in Norman against Oklahoma
Win against Clemson in the Orange Bowl
Win against Iowa in the Citrus Bowl
Tennessee's first ever College Football Playoff appearance 
Tennessee's first 11 win season since 2001
Tennessee's best three-year stretch since 1997-1999
Tennessee's first Biletnikoff Award winner (WR Jalin Hyatt in 2022)
Tennessee's first two SEC offensive player of the year winners (Hendon Hooker in 2022 and Dylan Sampson in 2024)

The Vols have been searching for that kind of success since they moved on from Phillip Fulmer after the 2008 season. Tennessee swung and missed on four hires (Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones, and Jeremy Pruitt) before finally landing on a coach that could somewhat replicate the success of the Fulmer era. 

How is that not considered one of the best coaching hires of the last 25 years, but Jeff Traylor is? 

There's no other way to put it -- it's a bad miss by CBS Sports.