Richt Named Coach of the Year Award Semifinalist
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — University of Miami head coach Mark Richt was among those coaches announced as semifinalists for the 2017 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Thursday.
The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the award who have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee.
Richt is off to the third-best start for any head coach in the modern era of Hurricanes football (since 1979) with an 18-4 record through his first 22 games.
All semifinalists are listed in alphabetical order with the coach’s school designated.
2017 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Semi-Finalists
| Matt | Campbell | Iowa State University |
| Paul | Chryst | University of Wisconsin |
| Bill | Clark | University of Alabama Birmingham |
| Mark | Dantonio | Michigan State University |
| Scott | Frost | University of Central Florida |
| Lane | Kiffin | Florida Atlantic University |
| Gus | Malzahn | Auburn University |
| Jeff | Monken | United States Military Academy |
| Dan | Mullen | Mississippi State University |
| Mark | Richt | University of Miami |
| Lincoln | Riley | University of Oklahoma |
| Rich | Rodriguez | University of Arizona |
| Nick | Saban | University of Alabama |
| Kirby | Smart | University of Georgia |
| Dabo | Swinney | Clemson University |
| Jeff | Tedford | Fresno State University |
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Friday, Nov. 17 and close on Monday, Dec. 11. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 12 and run until Dec. 26. The winner will be announced Dec. 27.
The formal presentation of the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award will take place at the Maxwell Football Club’s National Awards Gala on Friday, March 9, 2018 at the Tropicana Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Eligible voters include Maxwell Football Club members, NCAA Head Football Coaches, Sports Information Directors and selected national media. Nick Saban of the University of Alabama was the 2016 winner of the award.
All questions concerning these semifinalist lists or the awards presented by the Maxwell Football Club can be directed to Mr. Mark Wolpert (Maxwell Football Club Executive Director) mwolpert@maxwellfootballclub.org, or to Mr. Richard Cirminiello rcirminiello@maxwellfootballclub.org (Director of Collegiate Awards).
The Maxwell and Bednarik Awards are members of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. The 23 awards boast over 745 years of tradition-selection excellence. Visit www.NCFAA.org to learn more.
