The finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award were revealed on Tuesday, and fans cannot believe one coach was left off the list.
The following 12 coaches are the finalists for the honor (listed in alphabetical order):
David Braun, Northwestern
Jamey Chadwell, Liberty
Kalen DeBoer, Washington
Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri
Jedd Fisch, Arizona
Rhett Lashlee, SMU
Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio)
Mike Norvell, Florida State
Barry Odom, UNLV
Nick Saban Alabama
Steve Sarkisian, Texas
Jon Sumrall, Troy
Those are all coaches who led their teams to excellent seasons. They’re worthy of plenty of recognition. But do you know who else is worthy of some recognition for that honor? Jerry Kill.
Numerous fans pointed out that Kill was a massive snub for the award.
Kill took over a New Mexico State program that had consistently been among the worst teams in college football. They were 2-10 in 2021 and 2019 and only had one winning season since 2003. But Kill led them to a 7-6 season last year and 10-4 season this year.
The Aggies reached their conference championship game this season, beat Auburn, and had their first 10-win season since 1960. When you look at how bad the program has been until now, that puts into context just how big of an accomplishment Kill has had.
Perhaps those awarding these honors need to take all that into mind and give Kill some deserving consideration.
