The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced today that Brent Venables won the 2016 Broyles Award. Venables is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Clemson. Venables is the 21st recipient of the Broyles Award, which is given annually to the top assistant coach in college football. The awards ceremony took place in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Venables and his fellow finalists were honored at a luncheon.
The 2016 Broyles Award finalists were the following:
Alabama – Jeremy Pruitt, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Clemson – Brent Venables, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Colorado – Jim Leavitt, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Michigan – Don Brown, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Pittsburgh – Matt Canada, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
The Broyles Award honors college football’s top assistant coach.