Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks was named a semifinalist for the Frank Broyles Award on Tuesday.
He is one of 15 semifinalists for the award, which is presented annually to the top assistant coach in college football.
The award was created in 1996, recognizing coach Frank Broyles’ legacy of selecting and developing great assistant coaches during his hall-of-fame career as head coach at Arkansas.
The Broyles Award selection process includes the Football Writers Association of America, broadcasters, a college football hall-of-fame selection committee and current college head coaches.
Five finalists will be announced Dec. 10.
Banks, who is in his 18th season as an FBS defensive coordinator, and his fourth with the Vols, is one of four SEC assistants announced as semifinalists. Others include South Carolina’s Clayton White, Texas’ Pete Kwiatkowski and Vanderbilt’s Tim Beck.
Banks is the second assistant coach to be named a Broyles Award semifinalist during Josh Heupel’s tenure as head coach at Tennessee. Former offensive coordinator and current South Florida head coach Alex Golesh was recognized in 2022.
