Brian Kelly isn’t the only Notre Dame to win some postseason accolades this year. FootballScoop named Notre Dame’s QB coach Tommy Rees its Quarterbacks Coach of the Year on Friday. Rees, the former Irish quarterback, is in his first official year on the job after the NCAA approved the 10th assistant coaching position for the 2018 season.
This award, while labeled with FootballScoop is presented by AstroTurf and is selected by past winners of the Award making this honor for Rees a reflection of what his peers think of him. Past winners include:
- Josh Heupel (Oklahoma,, 2008) current UCF head coach
- Tom Rossley (Texas A&M, 2009)
- Mark Helfrich (Oregon, 2010 and 2012)
- Philip Montgomery (Baylor, 2011)
- Randy Sanders (Florida State, 2013)
- Kevin McGiven (Utah State, 2014)
- Mike Sanford (Notre Dame, 2015)
Tommy Rees is still just five years removed from his collegiate playing career at Notre Dame where his mind always got him further than his body.