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Mizzou Coach Kevin Peoples Named Semifinalist for Broyles Award

Tigers assistant coach for the defensive line, working with the edge position, stands out on list of 15 semifinalists.
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Mizzou Coach Kevin Peoples Named Semifinalist for Broyles Award
Mizzou Coach Kevin Peoples Named Semifinalist for Broyles Award

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Missouri Tigers defensive coach Kevin Peoples was named one of 15 semifinalists for the 2023 Broyles Award, which goes to the assistant coach of the year in college football, but in one way he already won.

When the list was revealed on Monday morning, Peoples was the only one who wasn't a coordinator. He's the Tigers assistant coach for the defensive line, working with the edge position.

Last season he mentored defensive ends Isaiah McGuire and DJ Coleman, who are both currently in the NFL. this year's unit was rebuilt around Darius Robinson and Johnny Walker Jr. Along with transfers Nyles Gaddy and Joe Moore III. The edge group has contributed 15.5 sacks and 23 tackles for a loss. 

Peoples, a 29-year coaching veteran, joined the Mizzou staff in January 2022. He arrived in Columbia after two seasons at Indiana and four seasons at Tulane. Previous stops included Georgia Southern (2014-15), UAB (2013), Arkansas (2010-12), Arkansas State (2002-09), Northwestern State (2001, 1996), with the Las Vegas Outlaws (2000), Northern Arizona (1999), Central Missouri (1997-98) and Blinn College (1995).

Missouri has never had a Broyles Award winner. It's only national coach of the year honors have been Don Faurot the 1964 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award for Contributions to Football, and Warren Powers the 1978 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award. 

Broyles Award Semifinalists

Alabama: Tommy Rees, Offensive Coordinator/QB
Florida State: Adam Fuller, Defensive Coordinator
Georgia: Mike Bobo, Offensive Coordinator/QB
Iowa: Phil Parker, Defensive Coordinator/Secondaries
James Madison: Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/LB
Louisville: Ron English, Defensive Coordinator
LSU: Mike Denbrock, Offensive Coordinator/TE
Michigan: Sherrone Moore, Offensive Coordinator/OL
Missouri: Kevin Peoples, Defensive Line/Edge
Ohio State: Jim Knowles, Defensive Coordinator/LB
Oregon: Will Stein, Offensive Coordinator
Penn State: Manny Diaz, Defensive Coordinator/LB
Texas: Pete Kwiatkowski, Defensive Coordinator/OLB
UCLA: D’Anton Lynn, Defensive Coordinator
Washington: Ryan Grubb, Offensive Coordinator/QB

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites . He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 27 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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