The Broyles Award is given annually to college football’s top assistant coach, and the ACC has several worthy candidates, especially on the defensive side of the ball. However, no ACC assistant coach has been recognized as the Broyles Award winner in almost a decade. Virginia Tech’s Bud Foster won the award in 2006.
That streak could end this season with the résumés Clemson’s Brent Venables and North Carolina’s Gene Chizik are putting together. The Tigers are No. 7 in points allowed per game, and the Tar Heels are not far behind at No. 16.
David Hale and Jared Shanker debate whether Chizik, a previous Broyles Award winner, or Venables is the more deserving candidate.