Bateman Named Nominee for Broyles Award

Defensive coordinator Jay Bateman on the sidelines against Hawaii on Sept. 15, 2018,

Bateman Named Nominee for Broyles Award

November 07, 2018 | Football

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation announced the nominees for the 2018 Broyles Award, which honors college football's top assistant coaches and Army's defensive coordinator Jay Bateman was one of those honored.

The nominees in this year's class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 129 Division I programs across the country. The Broyles Award selection process includes nominations from head coaches, the hall-of-fame selection committee and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).

Bateman is one of 53 assistant coaches that have been named nominees for the award.

The defensive coordinator is in his fifth season on the coaching staff and his unit is in the top 20 nationally in four different categories, including total defense. The Black Knights are ninth in the nation in rushing defense and sixth in third down defense.

The entire list of nominees is available at broylesaward.com.