Every Friday, the Friday Five will rank something in the world of college football -- anything and everything from the logical to the illogical. This week we rank our five favorite coaching hires in the Power Five.

In last week's Friday Five, I ranked my five favorite coaching hires in the Power Five conferences this winter, and it was pretty easy to do because there were only six hires made. Poor Tom Allen was the only coach left off the list, and he didn't make it because he was promoted out of necessity more than anything.

As is typically the case, most of the coaching changes this winter were made at Group of Five schools, where 11 schools will start the 2017 season with new people in charge of the program. As such, it only makes sense that I follow up on last week's Friday Five, and rank the coaching hires in the Group of Five.

Just because they can't get equal access to the College Football Playoff doesn't mean they can't get it here. The Friday Five loves everybody.

It just loves these five hires more than the others.

5. Florida Atlantic, Lane Kiffin: Here's the thing, I'm skeptical about Lane Kiffin as a head coach. He did not do well in the NFL, he didn't stick around long enough at Tennessee to form a real opinion, and things were definitely going the wrong direction at USC after a good start. That being said, I'm putting this hire in my top five just because I didn't think FAU could do this, and I think it's a risk well worth taking for the school.

The hope is obviously that Lane has learned the last three years while working under Nick Saban, and is now truly ready to run his own program. It's important to remember that Kiffin is still only 41 years old. He's also an excellent recruiter, and that should help FAU in a state that's not only saturated with talent, but is also a hunting ground for damn near every school east of the Mississippi.

It's not what I would consider a "home run hire," but it is a hire in which FAU is clearly swinging for the fences. It may make contact, or it might strike out, either way I respect the attempt.

4. Temple, Geoff Collins: As I wrote last week, I was caught off-guard when Matt Rhule left Temple for Baylor. It wasn't so much the surprise that Rhule was leaving as much as it was the destination. I had a feeling that Rhule would return to Temple for another season just because there wasn't a job out there that seemed to be a fit for him from my perspective.

As a result, there was a part of me that was concerned Temple would react hastily and make a bad hire. I don't think that's what has happened here. Collins is a hire somewhat in the same mold as Rhule was, as Collins has been an assistant for a long time, and he specializes in defense. Very good defenses at that. A strong defense is what's made Temple a perennial contender in the American, and Collins won't change that.

My concern is that, while Collins has a lot of experience, outside of a season at Fordham as a linebackers coach in 2006, he's spent his coaching career in the southeast.

3. Houston, Major Applewhite: When it comes to the coaching carousel, there's always a lot of information being passed around both publicly and behind the scenes, and you can never really be sure what you should or should not believe. The Houston hiring process was a strange one because we went from reports about how Lane Kiffin was going to get the job, to the school suddenly announcing Applewhite as the hire a day later.

The rumors were that Houston balked at hiring Kiffin because he wouldn't commit to the school long-term, and it was tired of having its coaches leaving for bigger jobs. When I heard that, it affected my initial view of the Applewhite hire, but the more I've thought about it, the more I think this was a good hire for the Cougars.

As a former Longhorns quarterback, Applewhite's name still means something in the state of Texas, and he has a good relationship with high school coaches within the state. That will help ensure Houston remains a player for the bevy of talent surrounding its campus. He's also familiar with the team and the players, which should ensure a smooth transition, and allow Houston to continue competing for AAC titles.

2. Western Kentucky, Mike Sanford: Within 24 hours, Notre Dame lost both its starting quarterback and its offensive coordinator. Even if it's coming off a bad season, the offense wasn't the problem in South Bend, and losing Sanford is a blow to the Irish.

It's also a coup for the Hilltoppers. Western Kentucky lost one of my favorite offensive minds in the coaching ranks when Jeff Brohm left for Purdue, and now the school is replacing him with another one. Sanford is only 34 and he's now the youngest coach on the FBS level, but he's done a lot in his coaching career already. His offenses at Boise State and Notre Dame have averaged 35.2 points per game. He also has experience as a recruiting coordinator, and he's so young and played recently enough -- he was Boise State's quarterback from 2002 to 2004 if you're trying to place the name in your mind -- that he can still relate to players and what it's like to be one.

In other words, I think Sanford is the right hire to make sure Western Kentucky keeps piling up wins in Conference USA.

1. South Florida, Charlie Strong: As soon as I heard the news that Willie Taggart was leaving South Florida for Oregon, there was one thought that immediately entered my mind.

I'm sure this has been mentioned a million times but Charlie Strong and USF make too much damn sense, right? — Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) December 7, 2016

This is just the most sensible, logical hire that South Florida could have made. Things did not work out well for Charlie at Texas, but I don't think that had as much to do with Charlie as it did circumstances. I just don't know that Texas was a great fit for him.

Coaching in Florida is.

Strong spent 15 years on Florida's staff -- in separate stints -- and while he was at Louisville, he used his connections in the state to recruit players like Teddy Bridgewater, and that's a move that led to a Sugar Bowl. Now he's back in Florida, where his name still carries a lot of weight, and he's inheriting a team that has a strong foundation thanks to Willie Taggart.

It's the perfect place for Charlie, whether he wants to use it as a stepping stone back to a Power Five gig in a few years, or if he's looking for a long-term gig.

Honorable Mention: Cincinnati, Luke Fickell; Florida International, Butch Davis; Fresno State, Jeff Tedford