Broyles Award Release

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Five Sun Belt Conference assistant coaches were named nominees for the 2019 Broyles Award presented by Riceland Foods, which honors college football’s top assistant coaches, as announced by the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation.

Appalachian State's Ted Roof (Defensive Coordinator), Arkansas State's Keith Heckendorf (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Georgia State's Brad Glenn (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Louisiana's Ron Roberts (Defensive Coordinator) and Troy's Ryan Pugh (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line) are among the 41 nominees in this year’s class selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 130 NCAA Division I programs across the country. 

The Broyles Award selection process includes the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), broadcasters, a college football hall-of-fame selection committee and current college head coaches.

A 20-member selection committee of distinguished former head coaches, broadcasters, and a committee representing the FWAA will select 15 semifinalists and five finalists from the list of nominees and an overall winner. Those finalists will be invited to travel to Little Rock, Ark. where the 2019 Broyles Award winner will be announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Marriott Hotel.