Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year is still Going!

Posted 11/12/08

Remember just a few weeks ago when we told you about the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award ?  Well it's still going!  You actually have 23 days left to get those votes in and decide who the coach of the year really is.

Before you make those votes though, you should understand that coaches not only influence kids on the field but the winner of this award should also provide a major influence on them in the classroom and drive the thought of excellence into their lives.  When voting, think about a coach that places just as much importance on winning as he does on academics.

This award also recognizes the college football coach that demonstrates excellent sportsmanship, integrity and responsibility.  Like we said before, the winner gets $50,000 to donate to charitable organizations and $20,000 to donate to his school's alumni association which is a pretty significant amount of money.  As of last year, $300,000 has been donated to charity and another $100,000 to alumni associations.

Get out and vote !

Take a look at the standings so far through October 28th:


Division IA
[1] Bronco Mendenhall Brigham Young University
[2] Paul Johnson Georgia Institute of Technology
[3] Mark Richt University of Georgia
[4] Nick Saban University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
[5] Randy Shannon University of Miami (Florida)
[6] Skip Holtz East Carolina University
[7] Les Miles Louisiana State University
[8] Joe Paterno Pennsylvania State University
[9] Bob Stoops University of Oklahoma
[10] Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern University

Division IAA
[1] Jason Simpson, University of Tennesee, Martin
[2] Danny Rocco, Liberty University
[3] Chris Hatcher, Georgia Southern University
[4] Walt Hameline, Wagner College
[5] Henry Frazier III, Prairie View A&M University
[6] Kevin Higgins, The Citadel
[7] Jerry Moore, Appalachian State University
[8] Craig Bohl, North Dakota State University
[9] Clint Conque, University of Central Arkansas
[10] Mark Farley, University of Northern

Division II
[1] Lou Tepper, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
[2] Joel Dolinski, Seton Hill University
[3] Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest Missouri State University
[4] David Dean, Valdosta State University
[5] John Luckhardt, California University of Pennsylvania
[6] Danny Hale, Bloomsburg University
[7] Chuck Martin, Grand Valley State University
[8] Mark McNellie, Lake Erie College
[9] Dr. George Mihalik, Slippery Rock University
[10] Willie Fritz, University of Central Missouri

Division III
[1] Mike Turk, Huntingdon College
[2] Jim Purtill, St. Norbert College
[3] John Gagliardi, Saint John's University
[4] Larry Kehres, Mount Union Collge
[5] Clayton Kendrick-Holmes, SUNY Maritime College
[6] Rich Mosca, Fairleigh Dickinson University
[7] Mike DuBose, Millsaps College
[8] Mike Swider, Wheaton College
[9] Dan MacNeill, SUNY College at Cortland
[10] Jay Accorsi, Rowan University


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