BOONE, N.C. — App State cornerbacks coach James Rowe is one of 56 candidates nationally for the Broyles Award, which honors college football's top assistant coaches.
With App State already returning one All-America cornerback in Shaun Jolly, Rowe has made an immediate impact in his first season by helping Shemar Jean-Charles blossom into ESPN's No. 3 breakout player of 2020 (behind BYU's Zach Wilson and Alabama's Mac Jones) and develop into the national leader in PBUs. The duo of Jean-Charles and Jolly is ranked as the nation's best cornerback tandem by PFF College, while No.