Scott Symons nominated for Broyles Award as top assistant

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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) ΓÇô The Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2024 Broyles Award, which honors college footballΓÇÖs top assistant coaches.

The 65 nominees in this yearΓÇÖs 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 ΓÇô Nick Sheridan, Offensive Coordinator
ARIZONA STATE ΓÇô Marcus Arroyo, Offensive Coordinator
ARKANSAS ΓÇô Travis Williams, Defensive Coordinator/LB
ARMY WEST POINT ΓÇô Nate Woody, Defensive Coordinator
AUBURN ΓÇô D.J. Durkin, Defensive Coordinator/LB
BAYLOR ΓÇô Jake Spavital, Offensive Coordinator/QB
BOISE STATE ΓÇô Dirk Koetter, Offensive Coordinator
BOSTON COLLEGE ΓÇô Will Lawing, Offensive Coordinator/TE
BOWLING GREEN ΓÇô Alex Bayer, Special Teams Coordinator/TE
BYU ΓÇô Jay Hill, Assoc. Head Coach/DC
CALIFORNIA ΓÇô Peter Sirmon, Defensive Coordinator/ILB
CLEMSON ΓÇô Matt Luke, Offensive Line
COLORADO ΓÇô Robert Livingston, Defensive Coordinator/S
DUKE ΓÇô Jonathan Patke, Defensive Coordinator/LB
EAST CAROLINA ΓÇô John David Baker, Offensive Coordinator/QB
FLORIDA ΓÇô Jabbar Juluke, Assoc. Head Coach - O/RB
GEORGIA ΓÇô Tray Scott, Defensive Line
GEORGIA SOUTHERN ΓÇô Turner West, Special Teams
GEORGIA TECH ΓÇô Jess Simpson, Defensive Line
ILLINOIS ΓÇô Barry Lunney Jr., Offensive Coordinator/QB
INDIANA ΓÇô Bryant Haines, Defensive Coordinator/LB
IOWA ΓÇô LeVar Woods, Special Teams
IOWA STATE ΓÇô Jon Heacock, Defensive Coordinator
JAMES MADISON ΓÇô Lyle Hemphill, Defensive Coordinator/DB
KANSAS ΓÇô Jonathan Wallace, Running Backs
LSU ΓÇô Blake Baker, Defensive Coordinator
MARSHALL ΓÇô Seth Doege, Offensive Coordinator
MEMPHIS ΓÇô Charles Clark, Assist. Head Coach/DB
MIAMI(FL) ΓÇô Shannon Dawson, Offensive Coordinator/QB
MICHIGAN STATE ΓÇô Joe Rossi, Defensive Coordinator/LB
MISSOURI ΓÇô Corey Batoon, Defensive Coordinator
NAVAL ACADEMY ΓÇô Drew Cronic, Offensive Coordinator
NEVADA ΓÇô Matt Lubick, Offensive Coordinator
NEW MEXICO ΓÇô Jason Beck, Offensive Coordinator/QB
NORTH TEXAS ΓÇô Jordan Davis, Offensive Coordinator/WR
NOTRE DAME ΓÇô Al Golden, Defensive Coordinator
OHIO STATE ΓÇô Jim Knowles, Defensive Coordinator
OKLAHOMA ΓÇô Zac Alley, Co-Defensive Coordinator/LB
OLD DOMINION ΓÇô Kevin Smith, Special Teams/OLB
OLE MISS ΓÇô Pete Golding, Defensive Coordinator/LB
OREGON ΓÇô Tosh Lupoi, Defensive Coordinator
OREGON STATE ΓÇô Kyle DeVan, Offensive Line
PENN STATE ΓÇô Tom Allen, Defensive Coordinator
RICE ΓÇô Brian Smith, Defensive Coordinator
RUTGERS ΓÇô Damiere Shaw, Running Backs
SAN DIEGO STATE ΓÇô Zac Barton, Assoc. Head Coach/ST
SAN JOSE STATE ΓÇô Derrick Odum, Assoc. Head Coach/DC
SMU ΓÇô Scott Symons, Defensive Coordinator
SOUTH CAROLINA ΓÇô Clayton White, Defensive Coordinator/ILB
SYRACUSE ΓÇô Jeff Nixon, Offensive Coordinator
TENNESSEE ΓÇô Tim Banks, Defensive Coordinator
TEXAS ΓÇô Pete Kwiatkowski, Defensive Coordinator/OLB
TEXAS A&M ΓÇô Jay Bateman, Defensive Coordinator/LB
TEXAS STATE ΓÇô Mack Leftwich, Offensive Coordinator
TEXAS TECH ΓÇô Kenny Perry, Assoc. Head Coach/ST/RB
TULANE ΓÇô Joe Craddock, Offensive Coordinator/QB
UCLA ΓÇô Ikaika Malloe, Defensive Coordinator
UCONN ΓÇô Gordon Sammis, Offensive Coordinator/OL
ULM ΓÇô Earnest Hill, Defensive Coordinator
UNLV ΓÇô James Shibest, Special Teams
USC ΓÇô D'Anton Lynn, Defensive Coordinator
VANDERBILT ΓÇô Tim Beck, Offensive Coordinator
WASHINGTON STATE ΓÇô Ben Arbuckle, Offensive Coordinator/QB
WEST VIRGINIA ΓÇô Chad Scott, Offensive Coordinator/RB
WESTERN KENTUCKY ΓÇô 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 FoundationΓÇÖs mission to provide a game plan for AlzheimerΓÇÖs caregivers through education, support, and resources.

About the Broyles Award
The Broyles Award was created in 1996 recognizing Coach Frank BroylesΓÇÖ 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.