UNDATED (AP) — Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell is The Associated Press college football coach of the year.
The ninth-ranked Chanticleers went 11-1 this year, winning 11 straight before losing to Liberty in overtime at the Cure Bowl.
Chadwell received 16 first-place votes and 88 points from the AP Top 25 panel. Indiana’s Tom Allen finished second and Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell was third.
Chadwell is the first Sun Belt Conference coach to win the AP award, which was established in 1988.
In other college football news:
— Southern California safety Talanoa Hufanga is headed to the NFL after a standout junior season. Hufanga was a first-team AP All-American and the Pac-12′s Defensive Player of the Year this season for the No. 21 Trojans. He led USC with 62 tackles and four interceptions while adding three sacks, 5 1/2 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
— Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott will be unavailable for the Sugar Bowl against Ohio State due to coronavirus issues. The school said Wednesday that Elliott won’t travel with the team to New Orleans while he’s in COVID-19 protocols. It did not say if he had tested positive. Elliott’s offense led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring and passing yards this season.
