WACO, Texas – University of Colorado head coach Mike MacIntyre was named Wednesday a finalist for the inaugural AFCA Comeback Coach of the Year Award.
MacIntyre, in his fourth season at Colorado, is also a finalist for the AFCA National Coach of the Year Award. Both that award and the Comeback Coach of the Year Award will be presented live on CBS Sports Network on Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. MT. The awards show is taking place at the Grand Ole Opry House during the 2017 AFCA Convention in Nashville, Tenn.
The finalists for Comeback Coach of the Year, who were voted on by Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches, include Chris Creighton from Eastern Michigan and Paul Petrino from Idaho along with MacIntyre.