A few years ago, John L. Smith and Larry Coker might have been here … Talk about your decisions, who’s the coach of the year? How can it not be Wake Forest’s Jim Grobe after he led his injury-plagued team in the ACC title race? How can it not be Rice’s Todd Graham, who has taken an impossible situation and made the Owls close to bowl eligibility in his first year? How can it not be San Jose State’s Dick Tomey for taking a program considered among the toughest in the country to turn around and leading it to the verge of a winning season and a bowl game? How can it not be Kansas State’s Ron Prince for taking a young team full of inexperience and getting it bowl eligible? There’s no wrong answer
Offensive Coordinator of the Week – James Franklin, Kansas State – The Wildcats used a low-risk passing game to complement the running of freshman Leon Patton in a 34-21 win at Colorado. The 34 points, 188 yards rushing and 439 total yards allowed were all season highs for the usually stout Buffalo defense.
