2015 FBS Coach of the Year awards – Finalists

[CaneCounty]

FootballScoop proudly announces the FBS Coach of the Year awards finalists. In its eighth year, the FootballScoop Coach of the Year awards presented by ProGrass are the only set of coaching awards chosen entirely by their peers — coaches must be nominated by a fellow coach to be eligible for an award and winners are chosen by the prior winners of each award.

The FootballScoop Coach of the Year awards program honors a total of 17 coaches, recognizing outstanding work done by FBS coordinators and position coaches, divisional coordinators and essential FBS support staff. The divisional coordinator and FBS support staff finalists will be announced later this week.

This year’s FBS finalists class honors 45 separate coaches from 26 programs and eight conferences. Winners will be announced throughout the month and will receive their awards and be recognized at the AFCA convention in San Antonio in January.

Offensive Coordinator
– Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
– Seth Littrell, North Carolina
– Chip Lindsey, Southern Miss
– Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky

Defensive Coordinator
– Brent Venables, Clemson
– Gene Chizik, North Carolina
– Kirby Smart, Alabama
– Don Brown, Boston College

Quarterbacks Coach
– Mike Sanford, Notre Dame
– Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
– Kendal Briles, Baylor
– Darin Hinshaw, Cincinnati
– Sean Lewis, Bowling Green
– Brandon Streeter, Clemson

Running Backs Coach
– Deland McCullough, Indiana
– Jay Graham, Florida State
– Andre Powell, Pittsburgh
– Lance Taylor, Stanford

Wide Receivers Coach
– Tate Wallis, Baylor
– Matt Simon, Western Michigan
– Sterlin Gilbert, Tulsa

Offensive Line Coach
– Tom Manning, Toledo
– Bill Bedenbaugh, Oklahoma
– Mike Bloomgren, Stanford
– Mario Cristobal, Alabama

Defensive Line Coach
– Dan Brooks/Marion Hobby, Clemson
– Bo Davis, Alabama
– Ben Albert, Boston College
– Larry Johnson, Ohio State
– Sean Spencer, Penn State

Linebackers Coach
– Don Brown, Boston College
– Barry Odom, Missouri
– Brian Ward, Bowling Green
– Dave Aranda/Tim Tibesear, Wisconsin

Defensive Backs Coach
– Phil Parker, Iowa
– Kerry Cooks, Oklahoma
– Mike Reed, Clemson
– Daronte Jones, Wisconsin
– Kirk Callahan, Florida

Special Teams Coordinator
– Kelly Poppinga, BYU
– Ed Foley, Temple
– Jay Boulware, Oklahoma
– Sean Snyder, Kansas State

2015 FBS Coach of the Year awards - Finalists - FootballScoop

 

[capefearcane]

Would love to see Don Brown (BC) here.

 

[80caneMsu]

How mark staten isnt on here for Oline coach (MSU) is unusual. All those injuries and that unit has progressed well?

 

[GoldenOfrio Sucks]

Hold up. Why isn't Doritto on the DC list?

 

[da truth]

Don Brown with Miami athletes.... scary

 

[ball915]

where is James CoRley?

 

[bigpurk45]

Don Brown seems to want to coach in the North eastern part of the country... most of his jobs have been in that area

 

[CaneStuck@USF]

Yes, lets retain our entire staff!

 

[AUcane]

****, Bob Stool knows how to hire a staff.

 

[77cane]

Hold up. Why isn't Doritto on the DC list?

I think he is on the list for opponents favorite d cord.

 

[Ssoto0055]

Hold up. Why isn't Doritto on the DC list?

Because there is no category for shiiting the bed.

 

[FullyERicht]

Don Brown is an old school goon who will attack you until you give in. But we got guys asking for Michael Barrow to be DC.

 

[brcane1]

Don Brown seems to want to coach in the North eastern part of the country... most of his jobs have been in that area

Certainly no one from the north east has ever successfully transplanted to south florida.

 

[Gamineal]

DC at U*** should have been mentioned

 

[canesrdynamite]

****, Bob Stool knows how to hire a staff.

The coaching tree he's a part of is phenomenal. 83 Hawkeyes had Bill Snyder, Barry Alvarez, Bob Stoops, Dan McCarney, and Kirk Ferentz all on the same staff with Hayden Fry as head coach.

And Stoops himself has had Sumlin, Venables, Mangino, Leach, and Bo Pelini as assistants already.

 

[Gatorhater]

Hold up. Why isn't Doritto on the DC list?

And Al not on Special Teams coach? Come on man! The dude has THE RETURN-- oh wait, that was after he got fired. Never mind.

 

[Gatorhater]

Don Brown seems to want to coach in the North eastern part of the country... most of his jobs have been in that area

Certainly no one from the north east has ever successfully transplanted to south florida.

Maybe, but our most recent transplants did leave a certain bad taste for them.

 

[MIA42178]

Richt needs to throw $1.2M at Chizik and kill UNC at same time

 

[bmorecane]

Recall Richt mentioning he is in a holding pattern on hiring until coaches he is looking at finish out the season. Hopefully he is zeroing in on some of these.