Venables nominated for 2015 Broyles Award |
What: The Rotary Club of Little Rock is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2015 Broyles Award:
Alabama - Kirby Smart, Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Arkansas - Dan Enos, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Arkansas State - Joe Cauthen, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Baylor - Kendal Briles, Offensive Coordinator Boston College - Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Bowling Green State - Sean Lewis, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Central Michigan - Greg Colby, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Clemson - Brent Venables, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Colorado State - Will Friend, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Florida - Geoff Collins, Defensive Coordinator Florida State - Charles Kelly, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Georgia Southern - Dell McGee, Running Backs Georgia State - Jesse Minter, Defensive Coordinator Houston - Todd Orlando, Defensive Coordinator Indiana - Greg Frey, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Iowa - Greg Davis, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Louisiana Tech - Tony Petersen, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Marshall - Chuck Heater, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Memphis - Brad Cornelsen, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Michigan - Tim Drevno, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Mississippi State - Brian Johnson, Quarterbacks Navy - Dale Pehrson, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line NC State - Ryan Nielsen, Defensive Line North Carolina - Gene Chizik, Defensive Coordinator Ole Miss - Dan Werner, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Oklahoma - Lincoln Riley, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks South Florida - Danny Hope, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Run Game Temple - Phil Snow, Defensive Coordinator Toledo - Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator UCLA - Noel Mazzone, Offensive Coordinator USC - Tee Martin, WR/Pass Game Coordinator Utah State - Dave Ungerer, Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs Washington State University - Alex Grinch, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Wisconsin - Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator More information: The five finalists will be announced on Monday, November, 30. The 2015 Broyles Award winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 8th at 11:30 a.m. at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock, AR. The Broyles Award is presented by The Rotary Club of Little Rock and Delta Dental. "This will be one of the most challenging years ever for our selection committee to choose the top 5 finalists and winner, so many assistant coaches did outstanding work this year," David Bazzel, Broyles Award executive director. The winner of the 2014 Broyles Award was Tom Herman, Ohio State. The Broyles Award honors the top assistant college football coach in America and was established in 1996 to honor legendary Arkansas Head Coach Frank Broyles. Coach Broyles had a track record of producing some of the most successful assistant coaches in college football history.
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