This one was reeeeeeally close. But we had to eliminate someone. And we did....by three votes.
D.J. Durkin, Michigan, Defensive Coordinator
How he got here: Squeezed passed Matt Rhule in the quarterfinals
Maybe Matt Rhule isn't all that after all? He's got Temple at 9-2, in first place in the American East. But he didn't beat out Michigan's first year DC.
Durkin has the Wolverines at number one in the conference in total defense. Number one against the run, number one against the pass. And he and his boss have UM in a position to win the Eastern Division.