Gundy A Finalist For Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award
Cowboy coach has his alma mater at 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big 12 despite severe adversity
Mike Gundy
Oct. 26, 2009
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is one of only 20 coaches included on the watch list for the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Award, it was announced today.
Gundy has the Cowboys ranked 13th in the nation this week with a 6-1 overall record and a 3-0 mark in Big 12 play despite the fact that OSU has played each of the last four games without a pair of first-team All-Americans in running back Kendall Hunter and receiver Dez Bryant. The Cowboys ride a five-game winning streak into this week's showdown with No. 3 Texas.
Success has been the norm for OSU under Gundy, as the Cowboys are 16-5 in their last 21 games dating back to their Insight Bowl win over Indiana in 2007.
The Bryant College Football Coach of the Year selection committee consists of current and past event chairmen, Bryant family representatives, National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association representatives, college football sports analysts and former collegiate players and coaches.
Bryant College Football Coach of the Year finalists will be announced later in December and will attend an awards dinner in Houston on Jan. 14, 2010. The winner will be announced live that evening. The winner of the Bryant College Football Coach of the Year is voted on by members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and is the only college coaching award voted on after all bowl games are played.
Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Watch List
Robb Akey, Idaho
Mack Brown, Texas
Pete Carroll, USC
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Al Golden, Temple Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati
Chip Kelly, Oregon
Bronco Mendenhall, BYU
Urban Meyer, Florida
Les Miles, LSU
Joe Paterno, Penn State
Gary Patterson, TCU
Chris Petersen, Boise State
Nick Saban, Alabama
Randy Shannon, Miami
Bill Stewart, West Virginia
Kevin Sumlin, Houston
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
