One recent branch of Nicktator’s coaching tree will be vying with his former boss for one set of coaching honors.
The Maxwell Foundation on Thursday announced its 16 semifinalists for the 2017 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award. Alabama’s Nick Saban is one of the select 16, as is Florida Atlantic’s Lane Kiffin, who spent the previous three seasons as Saban’s offensive coordinator.
The SEC leads all conferences with four semifinalists, followed by two each for the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten. The Pac-12 is the lone Power Five conference with just one.
Kiffin is one five Group of Five semifinalists, joining UAB’s Bill Clark, UCF’s Scott Frost, Army’s Jeff Monken and Fresno State’s Jeff Tedford. The MAC and Sun Belt are the lone conferences without at last one semifinalist.The Maxwell Football Club is proud to announce the semifinalists for the 2017 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award! Voting for the 16 semifinalists begins on November 17 and closes on December 11. View the full press release for more information (link in bio). Who has your vote?
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