Broyles Award

The Broyles Award is an annual award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football. First awarded in 1996, it was named after former University of Arkansas men's athletic director Frank Broyles.[1] The award is presented in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Downtown Rotary Club. To date 18 of the 23 winners have gone on to become head football coaches.

Broyles Award
Given forAward given to honor the best assistant coach in college football
LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
CountryUnited States
Presented by1,500 assistant coaches representing all 128 Division I FBS programs
History
First award1996
Most recentJoe Brady, LSU
Websitehttp://www.broylesaward.com/

Award

Every year, 1,500 assistant coaches representing all 117 Division One college football programs vote on their peers in the world of college football, and the five Broyles Award finalists are chosen by the tally of these ballots. Each head coach can nominate one assistant coach from his staff. All nominations are reviewed by a selection committee composed of some of college football's former head coaches. The five finalists meet in Little Rock, Arkansas, where each is presented with a $1,000 check, as well as a set of golf clubs and personalized golf bag. The winner receives $2,500, a watch, the Broyles Award Jacket custom-made by Tom James, as well as the trophy, valued at around $5,000.

Trophy

The Broyles Award Trophy, made out of solid bronze, depicts Broyles (kneeling) and longtime University of Arkansas assistant coach Wilson Matthews (standing), watching over a Razorbacks football game or practice. Matthews was the coach of Little Rock Central High School before joining Broyles on the Razorbacks' staff.

Selection committee members

The selection committee for the Frank Broyles Award includes many respected coaches from around the nation. The list of current committee members is as follows:

[2]

Winners

Note: The award year indicates the season it was earned.

Denotes assistant coach who have become head football coaches
YearCoachSchool Notes
1996Mickey AndrewsFlorida State Current special assistant at Florida State, former head coach at Livingston University
1997Jim HerrmannMichiganCurrent defensive coordinator of the XFL's New York Guardians
1998David CutcliffeTennessee Current head coach at Duke, former head coach at Ole Miss
1999Ralph FriedgenGeorgia Tech Former head coach at Maryland
2000Mark ManginoOklahoma Former head coach at Kansas
2001Randy ShannonMiami (FL) Current defensive coordinator at UCF, former head coach at Miami (FL), former interim head coach at Florida
2002Norm ChowSouthern California Current offensive coordinator of the XFL's Los Angeles Wildcats, former head coach at Hawaii
2003Brian VanGorderGeorgia Former head coach at Georgia Southern
2004Gene ChizikAuburn Former head coach at Auburn
2005Greg DavisTexas Former head coach at Tulane
2006Bud FosterVirginia Tech Current associate head coach, linebackers coach, and defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech
2007Jim HeacockOhio State Former head coach at Illinois State
2008Kevin WilsonOklahoma Current offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Ohio State, former head coach at Indiana
2009Kirby SmartAlabama Current head coach at Georgia
2010Gus MalzahnAuburn Current head coach at Auburn
2011John ChavisLSUCurrent defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Arkansas
2012Bob DiacoNotre Dame Current defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech, former head coach at Connecticut
2013Pat NarduzziMichigan State Current head coach at Pittsburgh
2014Tom HermanOhio State Current head coach at Texas
2015Lincoln RileyOklahoma Current head coach at Oklahoma
2016Brent VenablesClemsonCurrent defensive coordinator at Clemson
2017Tony ElliottClemsonCurrent offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Clemson
2018Mike LocksleyAlabama Current head coach at Maryland, former head coach at New Mexico, former interim head coach at Maryland
2019Joe BradyLSUCurrent offensive coordinator of the NFL's Carolina Panthers

Notes and references
  1. Broyles had no authority over Arkansas women's athletics. The school had a completely separate women's athletics department during Broyles' tenure.
  2. "Selection Committee – Broyles Award". broylesaward.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.