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 Friday, December 10
Yellow Jackets offense helps Friedgen earn honor
 
Associated Press

 LITTLE ROCK -- Georgia Tech offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen won the Broyles Award on Wednesday night, given to the nation's top assistant college football coach.

Tech led the nation in total offense, averaging 509 yards per game. The Yellow Jackets were No. 2 in scoring, averaging almost 41 points per game. They were 17th in passing offense and 13th in rushing offense.

The Yellow Jackets have been held under 20 points only once in the last 27 games and have scored 40 or more points 13 times during that period.

Friedgen, 52, was a finalist for the award for the second straight year. He received $5,000 and a trophy worth $5,000.

Former Broyles Award winners include Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews in 1996, Michigan defensive coordinator Jim Herrmann in 1997 and former Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe last year. He is now head coach at Mississippi.

The other finalists were Joe Lee Dunn of Mississippi State, Bud Foster of Virginia Tech, Greg Davis of Texas and Tim Rose of East Carolina.

The Broyles Award is named after University of Arkansas athletics director Frank Broyles, who had several top assistants during his 19 years as head football coach of the Razorbacks.