PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU football head coach Kalani Sitake was named as a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club George Munger Award.
He is one of 18 semifinalists nationally for the award.
Sitake has led the Cougars to a 10-2 record, the No. 17 national ranking in the polls this week and a berth in the Valero Alamo Bowl against fellow Big 12 foe Colorado.
Incidentally, Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders is also a semifinalist for this award. The full list of semifinalists is as follows:
Kalani Sitake-BYU
Deion Sanders-Colorado
Kenny Dillingham-Arizona State
Jeff Monken-Army
Spencer Danielson-Boise State
Dabo Swinney-Clemson
Kirby Smart-Georgia
Curt Cignetti-Indiana
Matt Campbell-Iowa State
Marcus Freeman-Notre Dame
Tim Albin-Ohio
Ryan Day-Ohio State
Dan Lanning-Oregon
James Franklin-Penn State
Rhett Lashlee-SMU
Shane Beamer-South Carolina
Josh Heupel-Tennessee
Steve Sarkisian-Texas
The finalists will be announced December 24 and the winner will be declared January 9. The formal presentation will occur March 14.
