Franchione and Tomlinson Named Semifinalists
10/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
TCU head coach Dennis Franchione has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the Football News Coach of the Year award. The list will be trimmed to three finalists on Monday, November 20. The official announcement will be made on Wednesday, December 6. The 10 finalists (listed alphabetically) are:
Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech)
Mike Belloti (Oregon)
Tommy Bowden (Clemson)
Bob Davie (Notre Dame)
Dennis Franchione (TCU)
Lou Holtz (South Carolina)
Rick Neuheisel (Washington)
Gary Nord (UTEP)
Bob Stoops (Oklahoma)
Randy Walker (Northwestern)
Football News Player of the Year
TCU tailback LaDainian Tomlinson has been named one of 15 semifinalists for the Football News Offensive Player of the Year award. The list will be trimmed to five finalists on Monday, November 20. The official announcement will be made on Wednesday, December 6. The 15 finalists (listed alphabetically) are:
Damien Anderson (Northwestern)
Michael Bennett (Wisconsin)
Drew Brees (Purdue)
Eric Crouch (Nebraska)
Woodrow Dantzler (Clemson)
Joey Harrington (Oregon)
Josh Heupel (Oklahoma)
Koren Robinson (N.C. State)
Ken Simonton (Oregon St.)
David Terrell (Michigan)
Anthony Thomas (Michigan)
LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU)
Michael Vick (Virginia Tech)
Derek Watson (South Carolina)
Chris Weinke (Florida State)
