Scott Symons nominated for Broyles Award as top assistant

[PonyPride]

From the Broyles Foundation and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA):

Broyles Award announces 2024 nominees
Award has honored top assistants for 29 years

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (November 26, 2024) – The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2024 Broyles Award, which honors college football’s top assistant coaches.

The 65 nominees in this year’s class were selected from approximately 1,500 assistant coaches representing 131 FBS programs across the country. The Broyles Award selection process includes the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), broadcasters, a college football hall-of-fame selection committee, and current college head coaches.

The nominees are:
ALABAMA – Nick Sheridan, Offensive Coordinator
ARIZONA STATE – Marcus Arroyo, Offensive Coordinator
ARKANSAS – Travis Williams, Defensive Coordinator/LB
ARMY WEST POINT – Nate Woody, Defensive Coordinator
AUBURN – D.J. Durkin, Defensive Coordinator/LB
BAYLOR – Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator/QB
BOISE STATE – Dirk Koetter, Offensive Coordinator
BOSTON COLLEGE – Will Lawing, Offensive Coordinator/TE
BOWLING GREEN – Alex Bayer, Special Teams Coordinator/TE
BYU – Jay Hill, Assoc. Head Coach/DC
CALIFORNIA – Peter Sirmon, Defensive Coordinator/ILB
CLEMSON – Matt Luke, Offensive Line
COLORADO – Robert Livingston, Defensive Coordinator/S
DUKE – Jonathan Patke, Defensive Coordinator/LB
EAST CAROLINA – John David Baker, Offensive Coordinator/QB
FLORIDA – Jabbar Juluke, Assoc. Head Coach - O/RB
GEORGIA – Tray Scott, Defensive Line
GEORGIA SOUTHERN – Turner West, Special Teams
GEORGIA TECH – Jess Simpson, Defensive Line
ILLINOIS – Barry Lunney Jr., Offensive Coordinator/QB
INDIANA – Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/LB
IOWA – LeVar Woods, Special Teams
IOWA STATE – Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator
JAMES MADISON – Lyle Hemphill, Defensive Coordinator/DB
KANSAS – Jonathan Wallace, Running Backs
LSU – Blake Baker, Defensive Coordinator
MARSHALL – Seth Doege, Offensive Coordinator
MEMPHIS – Charles Clark, Assist. Head Coach/DB
MIAMI(FL) – Shannon Dawson, Offensive Coordinator/QB
MICHIGAN STATE – Joe Rossi, Defensive Coordinator/LB
MISSOURI – Corey Batoon, Defensive Coordinator
NAVAL ACADEMY – Drew Cronic, Offensive Coordinator
NEVADA – Matt Lubick, Offensive Coordinator
NEW MEXICO – Jason Beck, Offensive Coordinator/QB
NORTH TEXAS – Jordan Davis, Offensive Coordinator/WR
NOTRE DAME – Al Golden, Defensive Coordinator
OHIO STATE – Jim Knowles, Defensive Coordinator
OKLAHOMA – Zac Alley, Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB
OLD DOMINION – Kevin Smith, Special Teams/OLB
OLE MISS – Pete Golding, Defensive Coordinator/LB
OREGON – Tosh Lupoi, Defensive Coordinator
OREGON STATE – Kyle DeVan, Offensive Line
PENN STATE – Tom Allen, Defensive Coordinator
RICE – Brian Smith, Defensive Coordinator
RUTGERS – Damiere Shaw, Running Backs
SAN DIEGO STATE – Zac Barton, Assoc. Head Coach/ST
SAN JOSE STATE – Derrick Odum, Assoc. Head Coach/DC
SMU – Scott Symons, Defensive Coordinator
SOUTH CAROLINA – Clayton White, Defensive Coordinator/ILB
SYRACUSE – Jeff Nixon, Offensive Coordinator
TENNESSEE – Tim Banks, Defensive Coordinator
TEXAS – Pete Kwiatkowski, Defensive Coordinator/OLB
TEXAS A&M – Jay Bateman, Defensive Coordinator/LB
TEXAS STATE – Mack Leftwich, Offensive Coordinator
TEXAS TECH – Kenny Perry, Assoc. Head Coach/ST/RB
TULANE – Joe Craddock, Offensive Coordinator/QB
UCLA – Ikaika Malloe, Defensive Coordinator
UCONN – Gordon Sammis, Offensive Coordinator/OL
ULM – Earnest Hill, Defensive Coordinator
UNLV – James Shibest, Special Teams
USC – D'Anton Lynn, Defensive Coordinator
VANDERBILT – Tim Beck, Offensive Coordinator
WASHINGTON STATE – Ben Arbuckle, Offensive Coordinator/QB
WEST VIRGINIA – Chad Scott, Offensive Coordinator/RB
WESTERN KENTUCKY – Tyson Summers, Defensive Coordinator
A selection committee of distinguished former head coaches, broadcasters and a committee representing the FWAA will select 15 semi-finalists, five finalists from the list of nominees, and an overall winner.

The 2023 Broyles Award winner was Phil Parker, who is the defensive coordinator at Iowa. Previous winners are not eligible to be nominated for the Broyles Award until the completion of three seasons.

The Broyles Award is presented by Oaklawn, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Proceeds from the 2024 Broyles Award support the Broyles Foundation’s mission to provide a game plan for Alzheimer’s caregivers through education, support, and resources.

About the Broyles Award
The Broyles Award was created in 1996 recognizing Coach Frank Broyles’ legacy of selecting and developing great assistants during his hall of fame career as head coach at Arkansas. You can follow the Broyles Award on Facebook, X and Instagram.

[Silk]

All I want for Christmas is for Scott Symons to remain at SMU.

That should totally be part of the song

[Charleston Pony]

All I want for Christmas is for Scott Symons to remain at SMU.

That should totally be part of the song

Absolutely! Continuity is really important as Lashlee continues to build this program and Symons has shown that he is a critical component.