FOOTBALL MSU DC Joe Rossi nominated for the Frank Broyles Award as Top Assistant Coach in the Country

[Kevin Thomas]

​ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (November 26, 2024) – The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2024 Broyles Award, which honors college football’s top assistant coaches. The 65 nominees in this year’s class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 131 FBS 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. The nominees are:

​ ALABAMA – Nick Sheridan, Offensive Coordinator ARIZONA STATE – Marcus Arroyo, Offensive Coordinator ARKANSAS – Travis Williams, Defensive Coordinator/LB ARMY WEST POINT – Nate Woody, Defensive Coordinator AUBURN – D.J. Durkin, Defensive Coordinator/LB BAYLOR – Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator/QB BOISE STATE – Dirk Koetter, Offensive Coordinator BOSTON COLLEGE – Will Lawing, Offensive Coordinator/TE BOWLING GREEN – Alex Bayer, Special Teams Coordinator/TE BYU – Jay Hill, Assoc. Head Coach/DC CALIFORNIA – Peter Sirmon, Defensive Coordinator/ILB CLEMSON – Matt Luke, Offensive Line COLORADO – Robert Livingston, Defensive Coordinator/S DUKE – Jonathan Patke, Defensive Coordinator/LB EAST CAROLINA – John David Baker, Offensive Coordinator/QB FLORIDA – Jabbar Juluke, Assoc. Head Coach - O/RB GEORGIA – Tray Scott, Defensive Line GEORGIA SOUTHERN – Turner West, Special Teams GEORGIA TECH – Jess Simpson, Defensive Line ILLINOIS – Barry Lunney Jr., Offensive Coordinator/QB INDIANA – Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/LB IOWA – LeVar Woods, Special Teams IOWA STATE – Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator JAMES MADISON – Lyle Hemphill, Defensive Coordinator/DB KANSAS – Jonathan Wallace, Running Backs LSU – Blake Baker, Defensive Coordinator MARSHALL – Seth Doege, Offensive Coordinator MEMPHIS – Charles Clark, Assist. Head Coach/DB MIAMI(FL) – Shannon Dawson, Offensive Coordinator/QB MICHIGAN STATE – Joe Rossi, Defensive Coordinator/LB MISSOURI – Corey Batoon, Defensive Coordinator NAVAL ACADEMY – Drew Cronic, Offensive Coordinator NEVADA – Matt Lubick, Offensive Coordinator NEW MEXICO – Jason Beck, Offensive Coordinator/QB NORTH TEXAS – Jordan Davis, Offensive Coordinator/WR NOTRE DAME – Al Golden, Defensive Coordinator OHIO STATE – Jim Knowles, Defensive Coordinator OKLAHOMA – Zac Alley, Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB OLD DOMINION – Kevin Smith, Special Teams/OLB OLE MISS – Pete Golding, Defensive Coordinator/LB OREGON – Tosh Lupoi, Defensive Coordinator OREGON STATE – Kyle DeVan, Offensive Line PENN STATE – Tom Allen, Defensive Coordinator RICE – Brian Smith, Defensive Coordinator RUTGERS – Damiere Shaw, Running Backs SAN DIEGO STATE – Zac Barton, Assoc. Head Coach/ST SAN JOSE STATE – Derrick Odum, Assoc. Head Coach/DC SMU – Scott Symons, Defensive Coordinator SOUTH CAROLINA – Clayton White, Defensive Coordinator/ILB SYRACUSE – Jeff Nixon, Offensive Coordinator TENNESSEE – Tim Banks, Defensive Coordinator TEXAS – Pete Kwiatkowski, Defensive Coordinator/OLB TEXAS A&M – Jay Bateman, Defensive Coordinator/LB TEXAS STATE – Mack Leftwich, Offensive Coordinator TEXAS TECH – Kenny Perry, Assoc. Head Coach/ST/RB TULANE – Joe Craddock, Offensive Coordinator/QB UCLA – Ikaika Malloe, Defensive Coordinator UCONN – Gordon Sammis, Offensive Coordinator/OL ULM – Earnest Hill, Defensive Coordinator UNLV – James Shibest, Special Teams USC – D'Anton Lynn, Defensive Coordinator VANDERBILT – Tim Beck, Offensive Coordinator WASHINGTON STATE – Ben Arbuckle, Offensive Coordinator/QB WEST VIRGINIA – Chad Scott, Offensive Coordinator/RB WESTERN KENTUCKY – Tyson Summers, Defensive Coordinator

 

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