Coach of Year Semifinalist

ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) -- UCF head football coach Scott Frost has been named a national semifinalist for Coach of the Year.

Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2016 semi-finalists for the George Munger Coach of the Year Award, which is presented yearly by the Maxwell Football Club. The list includes a field of 16 candidates for the award which have been selected by the MFC National Selection Committee
 
All semifinalists are listed in alphabetical order by school.

Nick Saban, Alabama
Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
Bobby Petrino, Louisville
JIm Harbaugh, Michigan
Urban Meyer, Ohio State
James Franklin, Penn State
Neal Brown, Troy
Ken Niumatalolo, Navy
Scott Frost, UCF
Kyle Whittingham, Utah
Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech
Chris Petersen, Washington
Mike Leach, Washington State
Dana Holgorson, West Virginia
P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin

Semi-finalist voting for of the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Friday, Nov. 18 and close on Sunday, Dec. 11. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semi-finalist round. Finalist voting will open Dec. 12  and run until Dec. 27. The winner will be announced on Dec. 29.
 
The formal presentation of the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award will take place at the Maxwell Football Club's National Awards Gala on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.