FINALISTS
Winner Highlights
Career Highlights
Michael Locksley joined Nick Saban’s staff at The University of Alabama in January of 2017 as the Crimson Tide’s co-offensive coordinator and was promoted to offensive coordinator in February of 2018. In 2017, Locksley coached the wide receivers, who combined to catch128 passes for 2,059 yards and 19 touchdowns led by First Team All-SEC selection Calvin Ridley. Ridley hauled in 63 passes for 967 yards and five touchdowns in his junior season. Cam Sims (14 catches for 207 yards) and Robert Foster (14 catches for 174 yards) also turned in solid years while the trio of true freshmen Jerry Jeudy (14 for 264 yards), DeVonta Smith (8 for 160 yards ) and Henry Ruggs III (12 for 229 yards and a team-high six touchdowns) provided a boost for the Crimson Tide. Locksley spent the 2016 season on the Crimson Tide’s staff as an offensive analyst. He previously served as the interim head coach at the University of Maryland for the final six games of the 2015 season. Prior to that he served as the Terrapins offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2012-15. Locksley also served as the head coach at the University of New Mexico from 2009-11. Locksley, known for strong recruiting skills, was listed as a top-25 recruiter in the nation three different times (2003, 2005, 2006) and was a finalist for 2007 recruiter of the year by Rivals.com. He also engineered top-10 recruiting classes during each of his two seasons (2003-04) as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Florida.
2018 Broyles Award - Speech and Career Highlights
2018 Sponsors
2018 Nominees
Alabama – Michael Locksley, Offensive Coordinator
Alabama Birmingham – David Reeves, Defensive Coordinator
Appalachian State – Bryan Brown, Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks
Arizona State – Danny Gonzales, Defensive Coordinator
Arkansas State – Norval McKenzie, Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs
Army – Jay Bateman, Defensive Coordinator
Auburn – Larry Porter, Special Teams Coordinator
Boise State – Zak Hill, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Brigham Young – Ed Lamb, Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers
Buffalo – Brian Borland, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
California – Tim DeRuyter, Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers
Central Florida – Glen Elarbee, Offensive Line
Cincinnati – Marcus Freeman, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Clemson – Jeff Scott, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Coastal Carolina – Jamey Chadwell, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Duke – Matt Guerrieri, Co-Defensive Coordinator
Eastern Michigan – Neal Neathery, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Fresno State – Bert Watts, Defensive Coordinator
Georgia – Sam Pittman, Offensive Line
Georgia Southern – Scot Sloan, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Houston – Kendal Briles, Offensive Coordinator/Quaterbacks
Indiana – Mike Hart, Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs
Iowa – Phil Parker, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
Iowa State – Tyson Veidt, Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
Kentucky – Matt House, Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Louisiana State – Dave Aranda, Defensive Coordinator
Memphis – Ryan Silverfield, Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Miami – Manny Diaz, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Michigan – Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator
Michigan State – Mike Tressel, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Mississippi State – Bob Shoop, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Missouri – Brick Haley, Defensive Line
Nebraska – Mario Verduzco, Quarterbacks
North Carolina State – Eliah Drinkwitz, Offensive
Coordinator/Quarterbacks
North Texas – Graham Harrell, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Northwestern – Mike Hankwitz, Defensive Coordinator
Notre Dame – Chip Long, Offensive Coordinator
Ohio State – Ryan Day, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Oklahoma – Bill Bedenbaugh, Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Southern Methodist – Kevin Kane, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
South Carolina – Eric Wolford, Offensive Line
Syracuse – Justin Lustig, Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Temple – Chris Wiesehan, Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Texas Tech – Adam Scheier, Special Teams Coordinator
Toledo – Robby Discher, Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends
Troy – Bam Hardmon, Inside Linebackers
USC – Johnny Nansen, Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Utah – Morgan Scalley, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Utah State – David Yost, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Wake Forest – Kevin Higgins, Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers
Washington State – Tracy Claeys, Defensive Coordinator
West Virginia – Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Wisconsin – Joe Rudolph, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line