FootballScoop proudly announced finalists for the 2024 FootballScoop Coach of the Year awards on Thursday.
Now in its 17th season, the FootballScoop Coach of the Year Program is the only coaching awards program where winners are selected by their fellow coaches. Coaches must have been nominated by a fellow coach to be eligible for the award, and each category's winner is selected by prior winners of that category.
The FootballScoop Coach of the Year program honors excellence in performance and character at every on-the-field position and key off-the-field posts in FBS, as well as coordinators at the FCS, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels.
Winners will be announced in the coming days and weeks and honored at the AFCA Convention in Charlotte next month. FBS strength, operations and personnel honorees will be announced separately.
Without further ado, the 2024 FootballScoop Coach of the Year finalists:
Offensive Coordinator
Shannon Dawson, Miami
Tim Leger, Louisiana
Brennan Marion, UNLV
Mike Shanahan, Indiana
Will Stein, Oregon
Defensive Coordinator
Tim Banks, Tennessee
Al Golden, Notre Dame
Bryant Haines, Indiana
Pete Kwiatkowski, Texas
Robert Livingston, Colorado
Special Teams Coordinator
Marty Biagi, Notre Dame
Grant Cain, Indiana
Jeff LePak, Vanderbilt
Mark Scott, Baylor
Stanton Weber, Toledo
Quarterbacks Coach
Ben Arbuckle, Washington State
Marcus Arroyo, Arizona State
Joe Craddock, Tulane
D'Eriq King, SMU
Jake Spavital, Baylor
Running Backs Coach
Tashard Choice, Texas
Newland Isaac, Liberty
Deland McCullough, Notre Dame
James Montgomery, Boise State
Wide Receivers Coach
Ross Douglas, Syracuse
George McDonald, Ole Miss
Kevin McGiven, San Jose State
Noah Pauley, Iowa State
Jason Phillips, Colorado
Tight Ends Coach
Jeff Banks, Texas
Alex Bayer, Bowling Green
Steve Casula, Michigan
Joe Cox, Ole Miss
Todd Hartley, Georgia
Ty Howle, Penn State
Offensive Line Coach
Famika Anae, New Mexico
Mike Viti/Matt Drinkall, Army
Kyle Flood, Texas
Tim Keane, Boise State
A'lique Terry, Oregon
Geep Wade, Georgia Tech
Defensive Line Coach
Kenny Baker/Pete Kwiatkowski, Texas
Deion Barnes, Penn State
Lou Esposito, Michigan
Rodney Garner, Tennessee
Randall Joyner, Ole Miss
Calvin Thibodeaux, SMU
Linebackers Coach
Zac Alley, Oklahoma
Joe Bowen, Buffalo
Jamar Chaney/Caleb Collins, Baylor
Ikaika Malloe/Tony Washington, Jr., UCLA
Glenn Schumann/Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Georgia
Defensive Backs Coaches
Robert Blanton/Mitchell White, Miami (Ohio)
Deon Broomfield/Hank Poteat, Iowa State
Chris Hampton/Joe Lorig, Oregon
Jay Hill/Jernaro Gilford, BYU
Terry Joseph/Blake Gideon, Texas
Mike Mickens, Notre Dame
FCS Coordinator
Jesse Bobbit, South Dakota State defensive coordinator
John Bowes, Dayton defensive coordinator
Jeff Gallo, Monmouth offensive coordinator
Randy Hedberg, North Dakota State offensive coordinator
Ryan Lewis, Sr., Alabama State defensive coordinator
Tyler Walker, Montana State offensive coordinator
Frank Wilson, Tennessee Tech special teams coordinator
Division II Coordinator
Brandon Anderson/Trent Earley, Valdosta State defensive coordinators
Justin Bane, Central Missouri offensive coordinator
James Curlee, Central Oklahoma offensive coordinator
Eric Fargo, Kutztown defensive coordinator
Ryan Hodges/Tony Annese, Ferris State defensive coordinator
Roddy Mote/Luke Tribble, Harding defensive coordinators
Division III Coordinator
Drew Chance, Illinois College offensive coordinator
Andrew Hawken, Hope College offensive coordinator
Ryan McElwain, DePauw defensive coordinator
Jackson Vaughan, Linfield defensive coordinator
NAIA Coordinator
Fran Johnson, Texas Wesleyan offensive coordinator
Eric Kelly, Friends offensive coordinator
EJ Peterson, Grand View defensive coordinator
Austin Taylor, Indiana Wesleyan defensive coordinator
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