Who normally puts in longer hours, a pro or college football....

college probably works more throughout the year, not sure on a daily basis during the season. I have a client who is an NFL asst. coach, he usually hits the office around 5:30am and leaves around 9pm during the season, 7 days a week.

That's interesting, I would've guessed college because of recruiting.

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I have no idea if it is either, but the not even close part is not credible. They all work their asses off.

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it is not even close

college coach:

season ends in January, recruiting takes priority

February - national signing day, Spring camp

March - Spring Game, next recruiting class evaluations and working on early commitments

April - recruiting and roster evaluations for next season

May - recruiting and scheme reviews

June - recruiting, HS Recruit Camp, vacation, scheme reviews for fall camp

July - recruiting, vacation, scheme reviews for fall camp

August - fall camp, recruiting

September - season starts

keep in mind that College coaches have a 20 hour rule that limits their interaction with players. NFL coaches have no such thing and routinely watch film and work in the office in the off season from 7am to 10pm.

College coaches have it much easier from April to June. That is the big attraction for coaches to stay in college especially since the money is now comparable.

In season, the hours are probably pretty much the same (5AM to 12AM) for both levels.

You can make all the lists you want, but it doesn't have anything to do with how many hours an individual puts into his job. Saban works them like dogs; Spurrier, during his Fl days, not so much. It's the competitve culture that drives the hours, not the roles and responsibilities.

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You can make all the lists you want, but it doesn't have anything to do with how many hours an individual puts into his job.

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of course there are exceptions to every rule but on the whole college coaches work really hard for 9 months out of the year and Pro coaches work really hard for 11 1/2 months

it is common knowledge that the biggest reason Steve Spurrier failed in Washington was he routinely works 6 hours days and wouldn't change. he realized his scheme wouldn't work in the NFL and he didn't want to put the hours in to implement a new scheme so he went back to college

in his introductory PC he even made fun of then Saints Coach Jim Haslett for working so hard:

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Spurrier doesn't think Haslett (or anybody else) can X and O with him. In mentioning that he doesn't like to work long hours, Ol' Steve mentioned Haslett shows up at the Saints' offices at 4:30 a.m. "Not that it's going to do him any good," said Steve. Whoa.

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The big difference is college coaches go on the road recruiting

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they do go on the road but it is only during specific times of the year and ends (for the most part) with signing day.

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and pro coaches mainly go home and sleep in their own bed almost every night.

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unless they are on the road doing player evaluations (at the various Pro Days at schools) for the draft (the months of February, March and early April) or they are sleeping in their office (like many of them do)