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Five Football Assistant Coaches Named Broyles Award Nominees

Broyles Award Release

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Five Sun Belt Conference assistant coaches were named nominees for the 2019 Broyles Award presented by Riceland Foods, which honors college football’s top assistant coaches, as announced by the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation.

Appalachian State's Ted Roof (Defensive Coordinator), Arkansas State's Keith Heckendorf (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Georgia State's Brad Glenn (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Louisiana's Ron Roberts (Defensive Coordinator) and Troy's Ryan Pugh (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line) are among the 41 nominees in this year’s class selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 130 NCAA Division I programs across the country.