Fritz Finalist For National Coaching Award
12/4/2012 2:37:00 PM | Football
The announcement was made at National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame news conference today in New York City.
The five FCS finalists were determined as a result of fan voting through CoachOfTheYear.com and Twitter from September 12 through December 1, and evaluated through an objective scoring model endorsed by the College Football Hall of Fame.
To qualify for this model, each coach was among the top 15 in fan votes in the FCS division. Those coaches were then evaluated against a series of on- and off-field criteria; including wins, team penalties, sportsmanship, academic performance by the student-athletes, and charitable commitments in their communities and beyond.
The other four finalists are Rob Ash, Montana State; Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina; Jeff Monken, Georgia Southern; and Danny Rocco, Richmond.
Through December 20, fans may vote for the coach of the year by visiting coachoftheyear.com. A selection committee of more than 50 College Football Hall of Fame players and coaches will evaluate the coaches based on their responsibility, integrity and on-field success to help determine the four coaching winners from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), FCS, Division II and Division III. Winners will be determined using the following voting weight: fans 20 percent, College Football Hall of Fame 55 percent, and media 25 percent.
The four winning coaches will be announced the morning of the BCS Championship game, January 7, 2013, in South Florida. The FCS coaching winner will receive a $50,000 donation from to the charity or charities of his choice, as well as a $20,000 scholarship grant in their name to their school's alumni association.
