Paul Chryst named finalist for Bear Bryant Award

Wisconsin football head coach Paul Chryst has been nominated for the Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Award.

Wisconsin Badgers head football coach Paul Chryst has enjoyed great success on the football field this season, but has received some recognition off the field.

Chryst was one of nine Division I college football coaches to be named as finalists for the Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Award, also known as the Bryant Award, sponsored and brought to us by the American Heart Association.

The award is described as followed: (via AHA)

The American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards, in its 31st year, are held in memory of Coach Bryant, who passed away of a heart attack in 1983. Through the Paul “Bear” Bryant…