Michigan offensive coordinator Josh Gattis is the winner of the 2021 Broyles Award as the best assistant coach in college football.
Gattis, 37, was presented the award Tuesday during a banquet at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Other finalists for the award were defensive coordinators Dan Lanning of Georgia and Jim Knowles of Oklahoma State, and offensive coordinators Jeff Grimes of Baylor and Warren Ruggiero of Wake Forest.
Broyles Award founder David Bazzel said the vote was the closest in the 26-year history of the award.
Gattis leads an offense that averaged 451.9 yards and 37.