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December 4th, 2007
OHIO STATE'S HEACOCK CAPTURES 2007 BROYLES AWARD

November 27th, 2007
Five 2007 Broyles Award Finalists Announced

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For Release: January 16, 2007



Virginia Tech's Foster Winner of Broyles Award

Tuesday, January 16, 2007; Little Rock, Ark. - Among the contents of the old steel lunch pail that Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster hands out to his player of the week is a reminder of past glory - turf from each visiting stadium where the Hokies have won. After Foster's latest victory, he might want to consider adding a little rock.

Officials from The Rotary Club of Little Rock presented Foster with the 11th Annual Frank Broyles Award during a luncheon at the Doubletree Hotel on Tuesday. The award is given annually to the nation's top NCAA Division I assistant football coach.

There's no doubt Foster, 47, is just that after producing the nation's No.1 defense in back-to-back seasons and helping the Hokies (10-3) to their third consecutive 10-win season, making them the third team to win
10 games in each of the past three seasons.

In his 20th season at Virginia Tech and 12th as defensive coordinator, Foster has long been regarded as one of the country's top coaches. The only four-time Broyles Award finalist (1999, 2001, 2005, 2006), Foster
faced a very difficult task entering this season. He had to replace three of four starters along the defensive line, a starter at outside linebacker and two starters in the secondary from a team that ranked No. 1 in total
defense in 2005. No problem.

The 2006 Hokies ranked No. 1 nationally in total defense (219.4 yards per game), scoring defense (11.0 points per game) and pass defense (128.2 yards per game). The Hokies also had the nation's best defense on third down, ranked second nationally in pass efficiency defense (91.37 rating) and were 11th in rushing defense (91.2 yards per game). They posted four shutouts and held seven opponents to seven points or less.

For his selection, Foster was awarded $2,500 and a 60-pound cast bronze statue worth $5,000. All finalists received $1,000 and a set of Nike golf clubs and a golf bag, as well as gifts for their spouses and premium lodging and transportation.

The other Broyles Award finalists were Ohio State passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Daniels; Arkansas defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Reggie Herring; former Louisville offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Paul Petrino; and Oklahoma associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brent Venables.

About the Broyles Award
There are few coaches whose efforts have forever impacted the game of college football. Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy and Eddie Robinson have set the standard for victories and championships on the gridiron. However, when it comes to selecting, developing and producing great assistant coaches, the legacy of Frank Broyles stands alone.

Former Broyles assistant coaches who have become head coaches have gone on to coach in 20 percent of all Super Bowls and win almost 15 percent of all Super Bowl titles, plus four national collegiate championships, more than 40 conference titles and more than 2,000 games. More than 25 Broyles assistants went on to become head coaches at the college or professional level, including Joe Gibbs, Hayden Fry, Raymond Berry, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Majors, Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer (full list below).

In 1996, the Broyles Award was established to recognize the dedicated, hard-working assistants like those who worked for Broyles, and to date, 54 finalists and 10 winners have been honored. Like many of Broyles'
assistants who went on to do great things, numerous coaches recognized by the Broyles Award have since remained in the spotlight, with 14 finalists going on to become head coaches, including four of the six finalists from 2004.

The Selection Process
Each NCAA Division I head coach may nominate one of his assistants for the Broyles Award. Every assistant that is nominated, but not selected as a finalist, receives a personalized wall plaque recognizing his efforts. The finalists are chosen by a nine-man panel that may be the most prestigious of any awards panel, representing four national championships, more than 1,300 victories, 59 conference titles, 112 bowl game appearances and nine national head coach of the year honors.

Broyles Award Panelists
- Arkansas Athletic Director and former Coach Frank Broyles Former Georgia
- Coach Vince Dooley Former Washington Coach Don James Former Syracuse Coach
- Dick MacPherson Former Baylor Coach Grant Teaff Former Brigham Young Coach
- LaVell Edwards Former Iowa Coach Hayden Fry Former Oklahoma Coach Barry
- Switzer Former Tennessee and Pittsburgh Coach Johnny Majors

Previous Broyles Award Winners
.    Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (1996)
.    Former Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann (1997), now linebackers coach for the New York Jets
.    Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe (1998), who went on to become coach at Ole Miss before returning to run Tennessee's offense for the 2006 season
.    Former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (1999), now head coach at Maryland
.    Former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mark Mangino (2000), now head coach at Kansas
.    Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon (2001)
.    Former Southern California offensive coordinator Norm Chow (2002), now offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans
.    Former Georgia defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (2003), now head coach at Georgia Southern
.    Former Auburn defensive coordinator Gene Chizik (2004), who was named head coach at Iowa State on Nov. 27, 2006
.    Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis (2005)

Broyles assistant coaches and their head-coaching jobs:
Joe Gibbs: Washington Redskins
Hayden Fry: Iowa, SMU, North Texas
Johnny Majors: Pittsburgh, Tennessee
Barry Switzer: Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys
Jimmy Johnson: Miami, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Oklahoma State
Jackie Sherrill: Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Washington
State Raymond Berry: New England Patriots Doug Dickey: Florida, Tennessee
Pepper Rogers: UCLA, Georgia Tech, Kansas Hootie Ingram: Clemson Bo Rein:
LSU, North Carolina State Jim Mackenzie: Oklahoma Jerry Claiborne:
Maryland, Kentucky Jim Carlen: South Carolina, Texas Tech Pat Jones:
Oklahoma State Bill Lewis:
Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Wyoming Richard Williamson: Tampa Bay,
Memphis State Richard Bell: South Carolina Bill Pace: Vanderbilt Charley
Coffey:
Virginia Tech Harold Horton: Central Arkansas Ken Turner: Henderson State
Ken Stephens: Central Arkansas, Lamar Jesse Branch: Southwest Missouri
State, Henderson State

* Fred Akers: Texas, Purdue, Wyoming
* Ken Hatfield: Arkansas, Clemson, Air Force, Rice
* Houston Nutt: Arkansas, Boise State, Murray State

*Denotes players under Broyles, not assistants

The Broyles Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA).

The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of major collegiate football awards. The purpose of the NCFAA is to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of college football's various awards.

The NCFAA also encourages professionalism and the highest standards possible for the administration of college football awards and the selection of their winners.

For more information about the Broyles Award visit BroylesAward.com.

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For Release: November 29, 2006

November 29, 2006; Little Rock, Ark. – If there's one thing that the finalists for the 11th annual Broyles Award have in common other than their success, it is their will, their determination to overcome personal tragedies or injuries or rosters depleted by graduation.

These overachievers – Ohio State passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joe Daniels; Virginia Tech defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Bud Foster; Arkansas defensive coordinator Reggie Herring; Louisville offensive coordinator Paul Petrino; and Oklahoma associate head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Brent Venables – were all named finalists on Wednesday for the prestigious award given to the nation's top assistant football coach.

The winner of the 2006 Broyles Award will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Little Rock at a banquet presented by The Rotary Club of Little Rock.

About the Finalists
As passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Joe Daniels has been a very busy man during No. 1 Ohio State's march to the BCS National Championship Game and a second consecutive Big Ten title. Add in the personal stress he has dealt with while having a heart attack, battling cancer and losing his mother, and you have one of the most amazing stories of the 2006 season.

Daniels, in his sixth season at Ohio State and 37th as a coach, suffered a heart attack in June, and while in the hospital having stints put in, he was diagnosed with cancer near a kidney. He immediately began experimental cancer treatments that he still receives. Yet, when the Buckeyes' fall camp started about six weeks after his diagnosis, Daniels was there. And almost every day since, he has been there, putting together one of the country's top passing offenses. Since his diagnosis, the only practices or meetings he missed came when he attended the funeral of his mother in Pittsburgh.

In July, while undergoing the most difficult part of his treatment, Daniels found time to meet with star senior quarterback Troy Smith and study film. That astonishing dedication to his job has clearly paid off as the Buckeyes(12-0) claimed their first outright Big Ten title since 1984 and won back-to-back conference championships for the first time since they won six consecutive titles from 1972-77. Smith has been tabbed the favorite for the Heisman Trophy and is a finalist for the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and Manning Awards. He already has been named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and ranks fourth nationally and first in the Big Ten in pass efficiency with a rating of 167.9 while throwing for 2,507 yards and 30 touchdown passes with just 5 interceptions.

Only five teams have thrown fewer interceptions this season than the Buckeyes' five. The Buckeyes are ranked 15th nationally and second in the Big Ten in total offense at 409.75 yards per game. They rank seventh nationally and first in the Big Ten in scoring offense at 36.33 points per game; fourth nationally and first in the Big Ten in pass efficiency at 165.93; fourth nationally and first in the Big Ten in third down efficiency (51.3 percent). Ohio State scored 40 or more points in four of its past five games and 35 or more in seven of the past eight. In a 42-39 victory over Michigan, the Buckeyes threw for 316 yards.

During this outstanding run, Daniels has been able to see his son, Matt, a Buckeyes walk-on defensive back, every day at practice. Daughter Kaitlin isn't far away on Saturdays; she's a Buckeyes cheerleader. Their last gridiron family get-together of the season will occur Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz., in the National Championship Game.

Bud Foster is a finalist for the Broyles Award for the fourth time (1999, 2001, 2005), and perhaps nothing is more indicative of what he produces year after year as coordinator of Virginia Tech's defense. With the nation's No.1 defense, the No. 14 Hokies (10-2) are awaiting their bowl destination after posting their third consecutive 10-win season and becoming the third team to win 10 games in each of the past three seasons. Much of that can be attributed to Foster, who's in his 20th season at Tech. The Hokies have had one of the nation's top defenses since the start of the 1995 season, his first as coordinator.

The 2006 version leads the nation in total defense (221.08 ypg), pass defense(128.17 ypg) and scoring defense (9.3 ppg) despite losing three of its four starters along the defensive line, a starter at outside linebacker and two starters in the secondary from a team that ranked No. 1 in total defense in 2005. The Hokies credit this defense with giving a young offense, which had only four returning starters and first-year starters at quarterback, tight end and three offensive line positions, a chance to grow. They have surrendered fewer touchdowns passes (five) than anyone in Division I-A, and their five rushing touchdowns allowed is tied for first nationally. They rank 13th nationally and fifth in the ACC in rushing defense, allowing 92.9 yards per game. Their 16 interceptions on defense ties for 12th nationally, and they rank second nationally and first in the conference in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 90.70. The Hokies are tied for 20th nationally in sacks with 2.64 per game. Their defense's efficiency on third down is third-best in the nation (27.5 percent) and leads the ACC, and they're tied for fourth-best nationally and are second in the conference on fourth down (22.2 percent).

They have posted four shutouts and have held seven opponents to seven points or less. Junior linebacker Vince Hall was named first-team All-ACC after leading the league and ranking 13th nationally with 115 tackles, including 10.0 for loss and 2.0 sacks. Sophomore cornerback Brandon Flowers was another first-team All-ACC selection after leading the conference and ranking second nationally in passes defended with 21. Junior linebacker Xavier Adibi, who's forced three fumbles this season, one of which he returned for a touchdown to ice a victory over then-No. 14 Wake Forest, was a second-team all-conference pick.

Despite five starters and several key reserves lost to injury, seven different defensive lineups and a thin linebacking corps, Arkansas defensive coordinator Reggie Herring has put together a unit that helped the eighth-ranked Razorbacks (10-2) win the SEC West and earn a spot in the Saturday, Dec. 2 SEC Championship Game against No. 4 Florida. That's just what the Razorbacks were looking for two years ago when they hired Herring from North Carolina State, where he produced the nation's No. 1 defense in 2004 after inheriting a unit that ranked 89th a year earlier.

His turnaround at Arkansas, which was earned the national spotlight this year after consecutive losing seasons, also has been impressive. In his first year at Arkansas in 2005, he helped the Razorbacks rank 34th in the nation in total defense after ranking 76th a year earlier, 35th in pass efficiency defense after ranking 82nd in 2004 and 45th in pass efficiency defense after previously ranking 56th. The rebuilding process continued this season. After yielding 50 points in a turnover-plagued game against Southern California in the season opener, Arkansas went on a 10-game winning streak thanks in part to a defense that allowed just 12.0 points a game over that span.

The Razorbacks rank 21st nationally and fourth in the SEC in scoring defense (16.8 ppg), 29th nationally and sixth in the SEC in total defense (299.83 ypg), 36th nationally and seventh in the SEC in passing defense (182.58) and 37th nationally and 5th in the SEC in rushing defense (117.3 ypg). Senior linebacker Sam Olajubutu was named a semifinalist for the Butkus, Bednarik and Nagurski Awards. Olajubutu leads the team with 101 tackles, including 61 unassisted, in 11 games, and had double-digit tackles in 10 games, including 14 vs. Vanderbilt and Auburn. This season, he became only the 14th Razorback in school history to eclipse the 300-tackle mark.

Junior defensive end Jamaal Anderson leads the SEC and ranks seventh nationally with 10 sacks, an average of .88 per game, and is tied for 19th nationally and tied for first in the conference in tackles for loss with 16.0, an average of 1.33 per game. Sophomore defensive end Antwain Robinson is 25th nationally and third in the SEC in tackles for loss (14.0 total tackles, 1.27 average) and is seventh in the SEC in sacks with 6.5 over 11 games. Junior cornerback Chris Houston has emerged as one of the SEC's best at his position. He held Southern California's Dwayne Jarrett to 35 yards receiving, his lowest total of the season and the lowest receiving total in Jarrett's past 36 career games. He had two interceptions in a victory over Mississippi State that clinched the SEC West title, including one he returned 87 yards for a touchdown, the ninth-longest interception return in school history.

No. 6 Louisville (10-1) has its sights set on representing the Big East in a BCS bowl, needing a victory at home over Connecticut and a loss by Rutgers to West Virginia to earn that berth. If the past is any indication of the future, the Cardinals' offense will do its part with Paul Petrino coordinating and coaching wide receivers for the third season. Petrino, the brother of Louisville Coach Bobby Petrino, has the nation's third-best receiving duo in junior Harry Douglas and sophomore Mario Urrutia, who have combined for 1,800 yards and 10 touchdowns, and one of the country's best quarterbacks in junior Brian Brohm. Douglas (86.45) and Urrutia (77.36) rank 1-2 in the Big East and 14th and 20th in the nation, respectively, in receiving yards per game. Douglas also leads the Big East in receptions per game (5.0), while Urrutia (4.36) is third, and Douglas ranks 17th nationally in receiving yards (951) and Urrutia 29th (851). Brohm ranks 11th nationally and first in the conference in total offense at 264.7 yards per game and is 12th nationally, third in the conference, in passing efficiency (154.6). He is 11th nationally and leads the Big East in passing yards per game (266.33), having thrown for 2,397 yards in just nine games.

When Brohm missed two games because of a thumb injury, Petrino's offense didn't miss a beat, beating Kansas State by 18 on the road and Middle Tennessee by 27 on the road with sophomore Hunter Cantwell taking snaps.

The team statistics are equally impressive. Louisville ranks second nationally and leads the Big East in total offense at 468.36 yards per game and is fourth nationally and second in the Big East in scoring offense with 38.09 points a game. The Cardinals' passing offense ranks seventh nationally and leads the conference with 280.8 yards per game, and they are ninth nationally and second in the conference in pass efficiency with a rating of 157.07. Only nine teams have thrown fewer interceptions than Louisville's six, and only 14 teams have a better third down conversion percentage than the Cardinals' 47.4. This high-octane Cardinals offense is anything but a one-hit wonder. In 2004, Petrino's offense led the nation in total offense and scoring offense, and his style has consistently produced one of the most explosive units in the country. They have scored more than 60 points once this season, more than 50 twice and more than 40 points five times this season, including a 44-34 victory over then-No. 3 West Virginia on Nov. 2.

No. 8 Oklahoma's defense was far from ranking with the elite after a 34-33 loss at Oregon in the Sooners' third game of the season. Then, defensive coordinator Brent Venables popped the hood and went to work, producing a remarkable in-season turnaround. Look at OU (10-2) now, riding a seven-game winning streak and getting ready to face No. 19 Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 2, in Kansas City, Mo. After that Oregon game, OU ranked 97th nationally in total defense, and now it ranks 14th (273.08 yards per game). The Sooners were ranked 89th in passing defense, and now they're 27th (174.25 ypg). They were No. 82 in pass efficiency defense, and now they're No. 11 with a rating of 102.38. They were 75th in scoring defense and 94th in rushing defense; now they're 18th (16.0 ppg) and 19th (99.0 ypg). Oklahoma had to have that turnaround, especially after star tailback Adrian Peterson went out with a broken collarbone, making it all the more important that the defense step up. The 2004 Heisman Trophy runner-up wasn't available for six victories in the current seven-game streak.

This defensive excellence is something the Sooners' faithful have come to expect from Venables, who's coached three first-team All-Americans and 10 players who went on to the NFL, since he arrived in Norman in 1999. In 2005, the OU defense ranked fourth nationally against the rush and 13th in total defense. In 2004, it ranked 11th nationally in scoring and rushing defense and 13th in total defense.

In 2003, OU was No. 1 nationally in total defense, No. 2 in pass efficiency defense, No. 3 in scoring defense, No. 5 in turnover margin and No. 19 in rushing defense. 2002 and 2001 featured more of the same. Currently, the Sooners lead the Big 12 in total defense, pass efficiency defense and scoring defense and they're second in rushing defense and pass defense. Only 16 defenses have a better efficiency on third down than OU's 31.3 percent. Senior linebacker Rufus Alexander is a 2006 AFCA All-American who averages a team-best 7.92 tackles per game, including 4.58 solo stops. Senior defensive end C.J. Ah You was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2005. They follow Venables pupils like Rocky Calmus, the 2001 Butkus Award winner and 2000 finalist, Teddy Lehman, the 2003 Butkus Award winner and 2002 finalist, and Lance Mitchell, a 2004 Butkus Award finalist.

About the Broyles Award
There are few coaches whose efforts have forever impacted the game of college football. Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy and Eddie Robinson have set the standard for victories and championships on the gridiron. However, when it comes to selecting, developing and producing great assistant coaches, the legacy of Frank Broyles stands alone.

Former Broyles assistant coaches who have become head coaches have gone on to coach in 20 percent of all Super Bowls and win almost 15 percent of all Super Bowl titles plus four national collegiate championships, more than 40 conference titles and more than 2,000 games. More than 25 Broyles assistants went on to become head coaches at the college or professional level, including Joe Gibbs, Hayden Fry, Raymond Berry, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Majors, Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer (full list below).

In 1996, the Broyles Award was established to recognize the dedicated, hard-working assistants like those who worked for Broyles, and to date, 54 finalists and 10 winners have been honored. Like many of Broyles' assistants who went on to do great things, numerous coaches recognized by the Broyles Award have since remained in the spotlight, with 13 finalists going on to become head coaches, including four of the six finalists from 2004.

The Selection Process
Each NCAA Division I head coach may nominate one of his assistants for the Broyles Award. Every assistant that is nominated, but not selected as a finalist, receives a personalized wall plaque recognizing his efforts. The finalists are chosen by a nine-man panel that may be the most prestigious of any awards panel, representing four national championships, more than 1,300 victories,59 conference titles, 112 bowl game appearances and nine national head coach of the year honors.

Broyles Award Panelists

• Arkansas Athletic Director and former Coach Frank Broyles
• Former Georgia Coach Vince Dooley
• Former Washington Coach Don James
• Former Syracuse Coach Dick MacPherson
• Former Baylor Coach Grant Teaff
• Former Brigham Young Coach LaVell Edwards
• Former Iowa Coach Hayden Fry
• Former Oklahoma Coach Barry Switzer
• Former Tennessee and Pittsburgh Coach Johnny Majors

Previous Broyles Award Winners

• Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (1996)
• Former Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann (1997), now linebackers coach for the New York Jets
• Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe (1998), who went on to become coach at Ole Miss before returning to run Tennessee's offense for the 2006 season
• Former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (1999), now head coach at Maryland
• Former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mark Mangino (2000), now head coach at Kansas
• Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon (2001)
• Former Southern California offensive coordinator Norm Chow (2002), now offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans
• Former Georgia defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (2003), now head coach at Georgia Southern
• Former Auburn defensive coordinator Gene Chizik (2004), who was named head coach at Iowa State on Nov. 27
• Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis (2005)

Broyles assistant coaches and their head-coaching jobs:

• Joe Gibbs: Washington Redskins
• Hayden Fry: Iowa, SMU, North Texas
• Johnny Majors: Pittsburgh, Tennessee
• Barry Switzer: Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys
• Jimmy Johnson: Miami, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Oklahoma State
• Jackie Sherrill: Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Washington State
• Raymond Berry: New England Patriots
• Doug Dickey: Florida, Tennessee
• Pepper Rogers: UCLA, Georgia Tech, Kansas
• Hootie Ingram: Clemson
• Bo Rein: LSU, North Carolina State
• Jim Mackenzie: Oklahoma
• Jerry Claiborne: Maryland, Kentucky
• Jim Carlen: South Carolina, Texas Tech
• Pat Jones: Oklahoma State
• Bill Lewis: Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Wyoming
• Richard Williamson: Tampa Bay, Memphis State
• Richard Bell: South Carolina
• Bill Pace: Vanderbilt
• Charley Coffey: Virginia Tech
• Harold Horton: Central Arkansas
• Ken Turner: Henderson State
• Ken Stephens: Central Arkansas, Lamar
• Jesse Branch: Southwest Missouri State, Henderson State
• * Fred Akers: Texas, Purdue, Wyoming
• * Ken Hatfield: Arkansas, Clemson, Air Force, Rice
• * Houston Nutt: Arkansas, Boise State, Murray State

*Denotes players under Broyles, not assistants

The Broyles Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of major collegiate football awards. The purpose of the NCFAA is to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of college football's various awards. The NCFAA also encourages professionalism and the highest standards possible for the administration of college football awards and the selection of their winners.

For more information, contact:
Karen Fetzer: (501) 663-0063
David Bazzel: (501) 663-1836

For Release: January 17, 2006

Davis has been no stranger to success during his 33 years of coaching, but during the 2005 season, his offense became the definition of success. In beating two-time defending national champion Southern California 41-38 for the national title in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 4, the Longhorns became the highest scoring team in NCAA history with 652 points and gave UT its fourth national championship and first since 1970 with a school record 13 victories and no losses.

The Offensive Statistics at Texas
Texas' achievements during Coach Davis' tenure include:

• Davis has produced the top six scoring seasons in school history, six of the top seven passing seasons in Texas history and five of the top seven seasons in total yardage.
  
• The 2005 Longhorns became just the fifth team in NCAA history to average more than 50 points a game.
  
• The Longhorns scored 40 or more points in 12 of 13 games; no other team broke the 40-point mark more than nine times.
  
• Texas scored more than 50 points seven times, more than 60 points four times and broke the 70-point mark against Colorado in the Big 12 Championship Game.
  
• The Longhorns led the nation in passing efficiency (160.96) and ranked third in total offense (512.08 yards per game).
  
• Their rushing offense ranked second nationally (274.92 yards per game) and first in the Big 12.
  
• Their passing offense ranked 40th nationally and third in the Big 12, improving from 165.2 yards per game in 2004 to 237.2 yards per game in 2005.
  
• The Longhorns broke the school record of 41.4 points per game set in 1969 and the record for total offense of 472.1 set in 1969.

For his selection, Davis was awarded $2,500 and a 100-pound cast bronze statue worth $5,000. All finalists received $1,000 and a set of TaylorMade golf clubs and a golf bag, as well as gifts for their spouses and premium lodging and transportation.

The Broyles Award Finalists
The other Broyles Award finalists were Oregon offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Gary Crowton; Virginia Tech defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach and special teams coach Bud Foster; Alabama defensive coordinator, assistant head coach and linebackers coach Joe Kines; Iowa defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Norm Parker; and UCLA quarterbacks coach Jim Svoboda.

About the Broyles Award
In the prestigious history of college football, there are few coaches whose efforts have forever impacted the game. Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy and Eddie Robinson have set the standard for victories and championships on the gridiron. However, when it comes to selecting, developing and producing great assistant coaches, the legacy of Frank Broyles stands alone. Former Broyles assistant coaches who have become head coaches have gone on to coach in 20 percent of all Super Bowls and win almost 15 percent of all Super Bowl titles plus four national collegiate championships, more than 40 conference titles and more than 2,000 games. More than 25 Broyles assistants went on to become head coaches at the college or professional level, including Joe Gibbs, Hayden Fry, Raymond Berry, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Majors, Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer (full list below).

Broyles assistant coaches and their head-coaching jobs:

Joe Gibbs - Washington Redskins
Hayden Fry - Iowa, SMU, N. Texas
Johnny Majors - Pittsburgh, Tennessee
Barry Switzer - Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys Jimmy Johnson - Miami, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Oklahoma State Jackie Sherrill - Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Washington State Raymond Berry - New England Patriots Doug Dickey - Florida, Tennessee Pepper Rogers - UCLA, Georgia Tech, Kansas Hootie Ingram - Clemson Bo Rein - LSU, North Carolina State Jim Mackenzie - Oklahoma Jerry Claiborne - Maryland, Kentucky Jim Carlen - South Carolina, Texas Tech Pat Jones - Oklahoma State Bill Lewis - Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Wyoming Richard Williamson - Tampa Bay, Memphis State Richard Bell - South Carolina Bill Pace - Vanderbilt Charley Coffey - Virginia Tech Harold Horton - Central Arkansas Ken Turner - Henderson State Ken Stephens - Central Arkansas, Lamar Jesse Branch - Southwest Missouri State, Henderson State Fred Akers* - Texas, Purdue, Wyoming Ken Hatfield* - Arkansas, Clemson, Air Force, Rice Houston Nutt* - Arkansas, Boise State, Murray State *Denotes players under Broyles, not assistants In 1996, the Broyles Award was established to recognize some of the most dedicated, hardest working people in America, the college football assistant coach. In the past 10 years, the award has done just that honoring 54 finalists and 10 winners. In the first nine years of the Broyles Award, 12 finalists or winners have become head coaches.

The Selection Process
Each NCAA Division I head coach may nominate one of his assistants for the Broyles Award. Every assistant that is nominated but not selected as a finalist, receives a personalized wall plaque recognizing his efforts. The finalists are chosen by an eight-man panel that may be the most prestigious of any awards panel, representing four National Championships, more than 1,300 victories, 59 conference titles, 112 bowl game appearances and nine National Head Coach of the Year honors.

The panelists are:

• Arkansas Athletic Director and former Coach Frank Broyles
• Former Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler
• Former Georgia Coach Vince Dooley
• Former Washington Coach Don James
• Former Syracuse Coach Dick MacPherson
• Former Baylor Coach Grant Teaff
• Former Brigham Young Coach LaVell Edwards
• Former Iowa Coach Hayden Fry

The Broyles Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of major collegiate football awards. The purpose of the NCFAA is to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of college football's various awards. The NCFAA also encourages professionalism and the highest standards possible for the administration of college football awards and the selection of their winners.

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SidebarPrevious Broyles Award Winners

• 1996 - Mickey Andrews, Florida State defensive coordinator
• 1997 - Jim Herrmann, Michigan defensive coordinator
• 1998 - David Cutcliffe, Tennessee offensive coordinator
• 1999 - Ralph Friedgen, former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator, now coach at Maryland
• 2000 - Mark Mangino, former Oklahoma offensive coordinator, now the coach at Kansas
• 2001 - Randy Shannon, Miami defensive coordinator
• 2002 - Norm Chow, former Southern California offensive coordinator, now offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans
• 2003 - Brian VanGorder, former Georgia defensive coordinator, now coach at Georgia Southern
• 2004 - Gene Chizik, former Auburn defensive coordinator, now co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Texas

For Release: November 30, 2005

Six Broyles Award Finalists Announced

November 30, 2005; Little Rock, Ark. -- Three of the nation’s top offensive minds and three of the top defensive minds, all of whom are bowl bound and some of whom still play a role in the national title scene, make up the finalists for the prestigious Broyles Award, which for the 10th year will be presented to the nation's top assistant football coach.

The 2005 Finalists

Oregon offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Gary Crowton; Texas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Greg Davis; Virginia Tech defensive coordinator, inside linebackers coach and special teams coach Bud Foster; Alabama defensive coordinator, assistant head coach and linebackers coach Joe Kines; Iowa defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Norm Parker; and UCLA quarterbacks coach Jim Svoboda were all named finalists on Wednesday for the prominent award.

The winner of the 2005 Broyles Award, presented by the Downtown Rotary Club, will be announced on Tuesday, January 17, at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Rock.

About the Finalists
Gary Crowton, 48, has produced offenses that have ranked among the nation's best during his 17 years as an offensive coordinator or head coach at the collegiate and NFL levels. This year, Crowton's first at No. 8 Oregon (10-1), has been no exception. The Ducks rank seventh nationally and third in the Pacific-10 in passing offense (310.1 yards per game) and ninth nationally and fourth in the conference in scoring offense (36.4 points a game). Five times this season the Ducks have scored 40 or more points in a game, including a 56-14 victory over rival Oregon State to close out the regular season and put them in position for BCS consideration. The victory gave Oregon 10 victories for just the second time in school history. Crowton, the former BYU and Louisiana Tech head coach and Chicago Bears offensive coordinator, had a daunting task ahead of him when senior quarterback Kellen Clemens was lost for the season with a broken ankle against Arizona. Crowton turned to a two-quarterback system, with sophomores Dennis Dixon and Brady Leaf, and they have won four consecutive since Clemens was hurt, including the Arizona game and a 27-20 overtime victory over then-No. 23 California. Senior wide receiver Demetrius Williams, a second-team All-Pac-10 selection, is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award, presented to the nation's top receiver. Junior offensive lineman Enoka Lucas also is a second-team All-Pac-10 pick.

Behind 32-year coaching veteran Greg Davis, 54, who also was a Broyles Award finalist in 1999, No. 2 Texas (11-0) is on the verge of playing for the national championship in the Rose Bowl, with Colorado, a team it beat by 25 points earlier in the year, the last hurdle in the Big 12 championship game. The Big 12 South champion Longhorns boast the nation's top scoring offense (49.1 points per game) with a Heisman Trophy candidate in junior quarterback Vince Young. Davis' unit also ranks No. 2 nationally in total offense (511 yards per game) and No. 3 nationally in rushing offense (274.2 yards per game) despite losing to the NFL running back Cedric Benson, who was drafted fourth overall by the Chicago Bears. They lead the Big 12 in scoring offense, rushing offense and pass efficiency, are second in total offense, and are third in passing offense. Young also is a finalist for the Maxwell Award, presented to the nation's top offensive player, and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback. The 'Horns quarterback is third in the nation in passing efficiency (165.0 rating) and eighth in the nation in total offense (306.3 yards per game). With Davis, the former Tulane head coach, running the offense, Texas has scored more than 50 points in a game six times this season, 60 or more three times and 40 points or more in every game but one, a 25-22 victory at Ohio State in Week 2.

When it comes to defense, there's none better than the one Bud Foster, 46, has put together at No. 5 Virginia Tech (10-1), and as a result, Foster is a Broyles Award finalist for the third time. He also was a finalist in 1999 and 2001. The Hokies, who will play their oldest out-of-state rival, Florida State, for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship, rank first nationally in total defense (236.7 yards per game), scoring defense (10.6 points per game) and passing defense (142.1 yards per game). The Coastal Division champions also rank No. 9 nationally in rushing defense (94.5 yards per game), have posted two shutouts this season and have held six opponents to 10 points or fewer. Foster's unit is first in the ACC in total defense, scoring defense, pass defense, rushing defense and second in pass efficiency defense. And the Hokies defense has been a pretty good offense. Tech has scored six touchdowns on returns (4 interceptions, 1 fumble return, 1 blocked field goal return). The 144 first downs allowed by Tech's defense are the fewest by an ACC team. Senior defensive back Jimmy Williams is a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, and is a first-team All-ACC selection along with defensive lineman Darryl Tapp. Defensive tackle Jonathan Lewis and linebacker Vince Hall earned second-team All-ACC honors.

Joe Kines, 61, is considered one of the top defensive minds in the college game, with more than 30 years of experience under his belt. And he has quickly turned the 14th-ranked Crimson Tide (9-2) into a defensive force. Kines, the former Arkansas head coach, had the nation's No. 2 defense in 2004, his second season back at 'Bama, and his current defense also ranks second nationally and first in the Southeastern Conference, allowing just 248.3 yards per game. The Tide also is second nationally and first in the SEC in scoring defense (10.7 points per game), fifth nationally and first in the SEC in passing defense (154.8 yards per game) and seventh nationally and third in the SEC in rushing defense (93.5 yards per game). Four foes have been held to three points or less by an Alabama team that went undefeated through September and October. Linebacker DeMeco Ryans is 'Bama's first All-American since 1999 and a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award, both of which are given to the nation's top defensive player, and the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker. He's also a semifinalist for the two-year-old Lott Trophy, given to college football's top defensive impact player. Senior free safety Roman Harper is a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award, presented to the nation's top defensive back.

Norm Parker, 64, also a Broyles Award finalist in 2004, and No. 25 Iowa (7-4) are bowl bound for the fifth consecutive season with a hard-hitting defense that shut down the nation's top running game to end the season and two senior linebackers who are among the nation's best. The Hawkeyes closed the season with an upset of then-No. 19 Wisconsin, 20-10, and a 52-28 rout of Minnesota, holding the nation's best rushing offense to 129 yards. Despite losing four defensive linemen from the 2004 team, the Hawkeyes rank 21st nationally and third in the Big Ten in scoring defense (19.0 points a game) and 27th nationally and third in the Big Ten in rushing defense (122.1 yards per game). They have the conference's best red zone defense and allowed 376.8 yards per game, fourth-best in the conference. Senior linebacker Chad Greenway was a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, given to the nation's top defensive player. Greenway also is a first-team All-Big Ten selection, along with sophomore defensive end Kenny Iwebema and senior defensive back Jovon Johnson. Senior linebacker Abdul Hodge was a second-team All-Big Ten pick. Greenway and Hodge are tied for the team lead in tackles with 112 each.

No. 11 UCLA (9-1), with Jim Svoboda, 45, directing its record-breaking quarterback, is the only thing standing between rival Southern California and the national championship game in the Rose Bowl. With a victory over USC, the Bruins could clinch a share of the Pacific-10 title with USC and Oregon. They will be leaning on Svoboda's quarterback, senior Drew Olson, to provide that upset. Olson, a second-team All-Pac-10 selection, leads the nation and the Pac-10 in passing efficiency (172.5) and is a finalist for the Unitas Award, given to the nation's top senior quarterback. He was a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback. Olson shattered the school record for touchdown passes with 30 this season. He broke the mark of 25 set by Cade McNown in 1998. Olson leads the nation in touchdown passes per game (3.0) and is tied for second overall with 30 touchdown passes. He also leads the nation in interception percentage (0.93) and points responsible for (18.60). Olson's efficiency rating of 301.26 for the Arizona State game was the second-highest in NCAA Division I-A history for quarterbacks between 25 and 49 pass attempts.

About the Broyles Award

The Broyles Award is named in honor of longtime University of Arkansas Athletic Director Frank Broyles, who developed a reputation during a stellar coaching career of producing top-notch assistants. Former Broyles assistant coaches have combined to win almost 15 percent of all Super Bowl titles, four national collegiate championships, more than 40 conference titles and more than 2,000 games. More than 25 Broyles assistants went on to become head coaches at the college or professional level, including Doug Dickey, Joe Gibbs, Hayden Frye, Jimmy Johnson, Johnny Majors, Jackie Sherrill and Barry Switzer.

Each NCAA Division I head coach may nominate one of his assistants for the Broyles Award. Every assistant that is nominated, but not selected as a finalist, receives a personalized wall plaque recognizing his efforts. The finalists are chosen by an eight-man panel that may be the most prestigious of any awards panel, representing four national championships, more than 1,300 victories, 59 conference titles, 112 bowl game appearances and nine national head coach of the year honors. The panelists are:

Arkansas Athletic Director and former Coach Frank Broyles

• Former Michigan Coach Bo Schembechler
• Former Georgia Coach Vince Dooley
• Former Washington Coach Don James
• Former Syracuse Coach Dick MacPherson
• Former Baylor Coach Grant Teaff
• Former Brigham Young Coach LaVell Edwards
• Former Iowa Coach Hayden Fry

Previous Broyles Award winners are: Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews (1996); Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann (1997); Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe (1998); former Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (1999), now coach at Maryland; former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mark Mangino (2000), now the coach at Kansas; Miami defensive coordinator Randy Shannon (2001); former Southern California offensive coordinator Norm Chow (2002), now offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans; former Georgia defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder (2003), now linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars; and former Auburn defensive coordinator Gene Chizik (2005), now co-defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Texas.

The Broyles Award is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of major collegiate football awards. The purpose of the NCFAA is to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of college football's various awards. The NCFAA also encourages professionalism and the highest standards possible for the administration of college football awards and the selection of their winners.