University of Houston Athletics
Sumlin, Keenum Selected for National Watch Lists
10/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
The Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards committee of the American Heart Association selected its Bryant Watch List for the 2009 College Football Coach of the Year.
Bryant College Football Coach of the Year finalists will be announced later in December and followed by an awards dinner in Houston on Jan. 14, 2010. The winner will be announced live that evening. The winner of the Bryant College Football Coach of the Year is voted on by members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and is the only college coaching award voted on after all bowl games are played.
The Bryant Awards honor excellence in coaching while raising funds to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Bryant himself suffered a heart attack prior to his death in 1983. Funds raised benefit research, community education and outreach programs of the AHA.
Bryant College Coach of the Year Watch List in alphabetical order by coach:
Robb Akey - University of Idaho
Mack Brown - University of Texas
Pete Carroll - University of Southern California
Kirk Ferentz - University of Iowa
Mike Gundy - Oklahoma State University
Paul Johnson - Georgia Institute of Technology
Brian Kelly - University of Cincinnati
Chip Kelly - University of Oregon
Bronco Mendenhall - Brigham Young University
Urban Meyer - University of Florida
Les Miles - Louisiana State University
Joe Paterno - Penn State University
Chris Peterson - Boise State University
Nick Saban - University of Alabama
Randy Shannon - University of Miami
Bill Stewart - West Virginia University
Kevin Sumlin - University of Houston
Dave Wannstedt - University of Pittsburgh
2009 O'Brien Quarterback Award Semifinalists Announced
Junior quarterback Case Keenum was been selected as one of the semifinalists for the Davey O'Brien Award.
The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award® announced Monday its 2009 O'Brien Semifinalist List. Narrowed down from all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) quarterbacks, the list highlights 15 individuals who will vie for the oldest and most prestigious award honoring the nation's best college quarterback.
Case Keenum Houston
Keenum paces the nation's number one offense in plays per game (83), yards per game (536.6), first downs (30.9) and ranks among the top in a number of other categories. Individually, Keenum leads all quarterbacks in passing yards per game (390.6), completions per game (34.4), total offense (399.7) and points responsible for (20.3).
