The Mid-Season watch list for the Paul “Bear” Bryant national coach of the year award was released this week. Twenty-Eight Coaches including the Hurricanes head man, Mario Cristobal were named to the list. The award will be presented on January 27th in Houston, Texas.
Cristobal had led the Hurricanes to a 6-0 record while being on of the top-five offenses and defenses in the nation.
Here is the entire list, (I am not sure how Sarkisian made the list):
• David Braun, Northwestern University (Big Ten Conference)
• Troy Calhoun, Air Force (Mountain West Conference)
• Bob Chesney, UCLA (Big Ten Conference)
• Curt Cignetti, Indiana University (Big Ten Conference)
• MARIO CRISTOBAL, University of Miami (Atlantic Coast Conference)
• Spencer Danielson, Boise State University (Pac-12 Conference)
• Ryan Day, Ohio State University (Big Ten Conference)
• Kalen DeBoer, University of Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
• Jake ****ert, Wake Forest University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
• Eli Drinkwitz, University of Missouri (Southeastern Conference)
• Jason Eck, University of New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
• Kirk Ferentz, University of Iowa (Big Ten Conference)
• Marcus Freeman, University of Notre Dame (Independent)
• Willie Fritz, University of Houston (Big 12 Conference)
• Pete Golding, University of Mississippi (Southeastern Conference)
• Josh Heupel, University of Tennessee (Southeastern Conference)
• Charles Huff, University of Memphis (American Conference)
• Rhett Lashlee, Southern Methodist University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
• Joey McGuire, Texas Tech University (Big 12 Conference)
• Eric Morris, Oklahoma State University (Big 12 Conference)
• Billy Napier, James Madison University (Sun Belt Conference)
• Tim Polasek, North Dakota State University (Mountain West Conference)
• Lincoln Riley, USC (Big Ten Conference)
• Steve Sarkisian, University of Texas (Southeastern Conference)
• Morgan Scalley, University of Utah (Big 12 Conference)
• Kalani Sitake, BYU (Big 12 Conference)
• Kirby Smart, University of Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
• Will Stein, University of Kentucky (Southeastern Conference)
Cristobal had led the Hurricanes to a 6-0 record while being on of the top-five offenses and defenses in the nation.
Here is the entire list, (I am not sure how Sarkisian made the list):
• David Braun, Northwestern University (Big Ten Conference)
• Troy Calhoun, Air Force (Mountain West Conference)
• Bob Chesney, UCLA (Big Ten Conference)
• Curt Cignetti, Indiana University (Big Ten Conference)
• MARIO CRISTOBAL, University of Miami (Atlantic Coast Conference)
• Spencer Danielson, Boise State University (Pac-12 Conference)
• Ryan Day, Ohio State University (Big Ten Conference)
• Kalen DeBoer, University of Alabama (Southeastern Conference)
• Jake ****ert, Wake Forest University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
• Eli Drinkwitz, University of Missouri (Southeastern Conference)
• Jason Eck, University of New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
• Kirk Ferentz, University of Iowa (Big Ten Conference)
• Marcus Freeman, University of Notre Dame (Independent)
• Willie Fritz, University of Houston (Big 12 Conference)
• Pete Golding, University of Mississippi (Southeastern Conference)
• Josh Heupel, University of Tennessee (Southeastern Conference)
• Charles Huff, University of Memphis (American Conference)
• Rhett Lashlee, Southern Methodist University (Atlantic Coast Conference)
• Joey McGuire, Texas Tech University (Big 12 Conference)
• Eric Morris, Oklahoma State University (Big 12 Conference)
• Billy Napier, James Madison University (Sun Belt Conference)
• Tim Polasek, North Dakota State University (Mountain West Conference)
• Lincoln Riley, USC (Big Ten Conference)
• Steve Sarkisian, University of Texas (Southeastern Conference)
• Morgan Scalley, University of Utah (Big 12 Conference)
• Kalani Sitake, BYU (Big 12 Conference)
• Kirby Smart, University of Georgia (Southeastern Conference)
• Will Stein, University of Kentucky (Southeastern Conference)
