Official Site of the Bulls · Nov 7, 2018
Borland Named Broyles Award Nominee
BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo defensive coordinator Brian Borland has been named one of 53 nominees for the Broyles Award – given annually to college football's top assistant coach. The nominees in this year's class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 130 FBS programs across the country.
Borland is in his fourth season as Buffalo's defensive coordinator and also coaches the safeties. This season, the Bulls lead the Mid-American Conference in total defense, allowing 328 yards of offense per game. They have held five of their opponents to under 300 yards of offense this year.