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Dino Babers Named to Bear Bryant Award Watch List

The Award honors the best coach in college football each year.
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Dino Babers Named to Bear Bryant Award Watch List
Dino Babers Named to Bear Bryant Award Watch List

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Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers was added to the watch list of a prestigious award on Wednesday. The American Heart Association (AHA) announced 25 college football coaches made their watch list, and coach Babers was among that group. He was one of only four ACC coaches as well. 

More from a press release from the AHA: 

The award is given each January to a college football coach for contributions that make the sport better for athletes and fans alike by demonstrating grit, integrity and a winning approach to coaching and life- both on and off the field...

Now in its 37th year, the Coach of the Year award winner will be announced live from Houston’s Post Oak Hotel on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, during an awards ceremony presented by Marathon Oil. The Watch List, Finalists and Coach of the Year recipient are voted on by the National Sports Media Association, the Bryant Awards’ Executive Leadership Team and the Bryant Family.

The 2022 Watch List includes (in alphabetical order):

Atlantic Coast Conference

  • Dino Babers - Syracuse University
  • Mack Brown - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Dave Clawson - Wake Forest University
  • Dabo Swinney - Clemson University

Big Ten Conference

  • Bret Bielema - University of Illinois
  • Ryan Day - Ohio State University
  • Jim Harbaugh - University of Michigan

Big 12 Conference

  • Sonny Dykes - Texas Christian University
  • Mike Gundy - Oklahoma State University
  • Chris Klieman - Kansas State University
  • Lance Leipold – University of Kansas
  • Steve Sarkisian - University of Texas at Austin

Group of Five Conferences

  • Willie Fritz - Tulane University - American Athletic Conference
  • Gus Malzahn - University of Central Florida – American Athletic Conference
  • Jeff Traylor - University of Texas at San Antonio - Conference USA
  • Kane Wommack - University of South Alabama - Sun Belt Conference

Pac-12 Conference

  • Chip Kelly - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Dan Lanning - University of Oregon
  • Lincoln Riley - University of Southern California
  • Kyle Whittingham – University of Utah

Southeastern Conference

  • Josh Heupel - University of Tennessee
  • Lane Kiffin - University of Mississippi
  • Nick Saban - University of Alabama
  • Kirby Smart - University of Georgia
  • Mark Stoops - University of Kentucky

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Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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