The Frank Broyles Award -- given to college football's best assistant coach -- announced its list of 2015 nominees Wednesday.
Nominees are just that - coaches nominated by their head coaches.
They include:
- Alabama - Kirby Smart, Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
- Arkansas - Dan Enos, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Arkansas State - Joe Cauthen, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
- Baylor - Kendal Briles, Offensive Coordinator
- Boston College - Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
- Bowling Green State - Sean Lewis, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Central Michigan - Greg Colby, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
- Clemson - Brent Venables, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers
- Colorado State - Will Friend, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
- Florida - Geoff Collins, Defensive Coordinator
- Florida State - Charles Kelly, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
- Georgia Southern - Dell McGee, Running Backs
- Georgia State - Jesse Minter, Defensive Coordinator
- Houston - Todd Orlando, Defensive Coordinator
- Indiana - Greg Frey, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
- Iowa - Greg Davis, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
- Louisiana Tech - Tony Petersen, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Marshall - Chuck Heater, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
- Memphis - Brad Cornelsen, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Michigan - Tim Drevno, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
- Mississippi State - Brian Johnson, Quarterbacks
- Navy - Dale Pehrson, Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
- NC State - Ryan Nielsen, Defensive Line
- North Carolina - Gene Chizik, Defensive Coordinator
- Ole Miss - Dan Werner, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Oklahoma - Lincoln Riley, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- South Florida - Danny Hope, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Run Game
- Temple - Phil Snow, Defensive Coordinator
- Toledo - Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator
- UCLA - Noel Mazzone, Offensive Coordinator
- USC - Tee Martin, WR/Pass Game Coordinator
- Utah State - Dave Ungerer, Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs
- Washington State University - Alex Grinch, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
- Wisconsin - Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator
The five men ultimately chosen as finalists will represent the absolute cream of the crop of their profession.
