The Broyles Award selection committee has chosen the following five finalists for the 2012 Broyles Award:
Mike Bobo’s offense has the Georgia Bulldogs #4 in the nation in yards per play and #2 in pass efficiency offense. Georgia faces Alabama in the SEC Championship Game with a trip to the BCS Championship game on the line.
Kliff Kingsbury’s offense has the Texas Aggies #4 in scoring offense. It’s a balanced offense, ranked in the top 14 in both passing and rushing. Redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel is a Heisman frontrunner.
Derek Mason’s defense has Stanford #1 against the run and held Oregon’s high-powered offense to just 14 points in over the Ducks. The Cardinal were also best in the nation in tackles for loss and sacks.
Bob Diaco’s defense has Notre Dame in the BCS Championship Game. The Irish are ranked #2 in scoring defense, including the fewest touchdowns allowed. Linebacker Manti Te’o is a longshot Heisman Trophy candidate.
Dan Quinn’s defense has the Florida Gators at 11-1 thanks to the #3 scoring defense in the country. Florida’s defense also is #3 in yards per play allowed and #5 in total yards per game.
About the Broyles Award:
There are few coaches whose efforts have forever impacted the game of college football. Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy and Eddie Robinson have set the standard for victories and championships on the gridiron. However when it comes to selecting, developing and producing great assistant coaches, the legacy of Frank Broyles stands alone. Former Broyles assistant coaches who have become head coaches have gone on to coach in 20 percent of all Super Bowls and win almost 15 percent of all Super Bowl titles plus five national collegiate championships, more than 40 conference titles and more than 2,000 games. More than 25 Broyles assistants went on to become head coaches at the college or professional level, including: Joe Gibbs, Hayden Fry, Raymond Berry, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Majors, Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer.
In 1996, the Broyles Award was established to recognize the dedicated, hard-working assistants like those who worked for Broyles, and to date, seventy plus finalists and fifteen winners have been honored. Like many of Broyles’ assistants who went on to do great things, numerous coaches recognized by the Broyles Award have since remained in the spotlight, with 20 percent of finalists and winners going on to become head coaches.
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