Georgia Bulldog QB Jake Fromm is among the players nominated for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award. UCF’s Shaquem Griffin won the inaugural award. Fromm has been an excellent leader this season for the forth-ranked Bulldogs.
Leading by example#ATD #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/IUe7ycBS23
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) November 13, 2019
Even with his leadership, Georgia is more than Jake Fromm. Georgia’s defense has been spectacular this season. A big part of that is because UGA defensive coordinator Dan Lanning has been on top of his game. Lanning has put the Dawgs in position to have three shutouts on the season. He’s nominated for the Broyles Award, which is give to the best assistant coach in the nation.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart won the award with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2009. Brian VanGorder, the current defensive coordinator for Bowling Green, won the award at UGA in 2003. Georgia legend Vince Dooley is on the award’s selection committee. Here’s the SEC’s Broyles Award Nominees:
2019 Broyles Award nominees (nation's top assistant coach) from the SEC
Steve Sarkisian, OC, Alabama
Kevin Steele, DC, Auburn
Billy Gonzalez, WRs, Florida
Dan Lanning, DC, Georgia
Joe Brady, Pass game coordinator, LSU
Ryan Walters, DC, Missouri
Mike MacIntyre, DC, Ole Miss— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) November 13, 2019
LSU’s Joe Brady is the most likely candidate from the SEC to win the award. But if Lanning’s defense continues it’s elite play and shuts down LSU’s offense, then he’d have quite a case.
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