Atterberry a Finalist for Coach of Year Award KINGSVILLE, TEXAS. Texas A&M-Kingsville head football coach Bo Atterberry is one of the final 15 NCAA Division II head coaches eligible for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award.
Atterberry, third year head coach, led the Javelinas to the Lone Star Conference championship and an NCAA Division II playoff berth this year. He advanced to the evaluation process of the Coach of the Year award after picking up the most votes of any NCAA Division II coach with 8,800. The fan voting period ended on December 6.
During the evaluation process an analysis of the top coaches is made. Each coach must meet the Coaching Excellence, Sportsmanship and Integrity, Academic Excellence and Community Commitment criteria. And out of these eligible coaches, the top ten from Division IA, as well as the top five from Division IAA, II and III will pass through to the Finalist phase.
Following the evaluation process there will be two more weeks of fan voting and committee voting from December 15-29. The votes will be tallied from December 30-January 5 and then the winners for each division will be announced on January 6.
The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award provides each winning coach with $50,000 to donate to the charity or charities of his choice, as well as a $20,000 grant to donate to the school’s alumni association.
The complete list of the top 15 head coaches includes: Bob Nielson (Minnesota-Duluth), Mel Tjeerdsma (Northwest Missouri State), Roger Waialae (West Liberty), Paul Hamilton (Brevard), Thom Boerman (Bentley), Wayne Dickens (Kentucky State), Danny Hale (Bloomsburg), Sam McElroy (Tarleton State), Todd Hoffner (Minnesota State-Mankato), Bill Maskill (Midwestern State), Lou Esposito (St. Joseph’s), Rocky Rees (Shippensburg), Denny Dougs (East Stroudsburg) and Mark McNellie (Lake Erie).
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