LOGAN, Utah-Wednesday, Utah State football head coach Matt Wells and Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham were named as a semifinalists for the 2018 George Munger College Coach of the Year Award as announced by Maxwell Football Club President Mark Dianno.
Wells and Whittingham are among 18 coaches nationwide to be nominated for this award.
Under Whittingham, the Utes are 8-3 headed into the regular season finale against BYU Saturday and the Pac-12 championship game November 30. This is the first time in school history that Utah has played for a Pac-12 championship.
With Wells at the helm, Utah State is 10-1 for the first time in school history and will be playing for the Mountain West Conference’s Mountain Division title Saturday at Boise State.
Semifinalist voting for this award will begin November 26 and close December 10.
Finalist voting opens December 11 and will run through December 27 with the winner to be announced the following day.
The award will be presented at the Maxwell Football Club’s National Awards Gala March 8, 2019 at the Tropicana Resort of Atlantic City, N.J.
