NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Justin Fuente and Paxton Lynch from the University of Memphis were voted the College Football Coach and Player of the Year, respectively, by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association for the 2015 season, as announced by the organization this week. Fuente and Lynch will be honored at the TSWA Convention Awards Luncheon on Friday, July 8 at the TSSAA headquarters in Hermitage, Tenn.
Fuente led the Tigers to a 9-3 overall mark, guiding the program to its second straight bowl appearance. Memphis climbed as high as No. 13 in the national polls, the program's highest ranking in school history.